were grateful for their freedom‚ essentially they resented the terms of the Emancipation statutes and there were some serious disturbances following their implementation. Liberals were disappointed by the changes and although the government was aware of this‚ it declined to take the reforms further fearing “noble resentment would turn into noble antagonism”. However‚ despite its flaws‚ it has been argued that Emancipation was a moral improvement. M.S. Andersen claims that “the grant of individual
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suffering of his people. He was supported in his desire for reform by his brother‚ Grand Duke Constantine. Only the emancipation of the serfs could create the conditions for economic growth and the modernization of the armed forces. He was opposed by “vested interests”; nonetheless‚ in the opinion of Lionel Kochan & John Keep‚ in The Making of Modern Russia “the emancipation of the serfs [was] arguable the greatest piece of socio-economic legislation attempted anywhere in the world hitherto.” But this
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How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? The play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov shows the changing times in Russia‚ particularly the rise of the serfs and the communist ideology. During the discussion‚ various topics were brought up‚ including social class‚ time‚ characterisation‚ and the significance of the cherry orchard. The cherry orchard in general represents the wealth of the aristocrats and the old social
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emancipate the serfs in order to modernise Russia and finally bring social stability after years of chaos and fighting to keep up with the West. The Emancipation Edict was passed in 1861 but was better known as the “Great Disappointment” due to the fact that state serfs had to wait until 1866 to be freed‚ and as a result of the redemption tax serfs had to pay back to their former owners for the loss of labour and as payment for the allotments they received at emancipation. The serfs also could not
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with its budgeting and therefore saved money reducing their debt and consequently boosting the Russian economy. However not all of Alexander reforms were successful. Most controversial was the emancipation of the serfs in 1861 which has both benefits and drawbacks. It created a more mobile workforce allowing serfs to travel and become better qualified as well as pay taxes so
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His did succeed to make Russia a strong military power‚ because he didn’t try new ways to help it. His reforms didn’t help the majority of the people but only small parts of the community (i.e. Emancipation of serfs).The workers wanted better working conditions and some of them wanted their freedom. Since the Russian people were totally against conservatism he didn’t satisfy any of their demands. This lead to the creation of secret societies and to increasing
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starts off the whole chain of events. This was the emancipation of the serfs‚ in 1861‚ by Czar Alexander. The emancipation freed 44 million peasants. The Czar knew that the only way to end the discontent of the serfs and to show that Russia too was a modern society would be to let them free. The Edict of Emancipation caused many problems these uneducated peasants. The land now assigned to them was smaller then the plots they were using as serfs. This was an average of 8 acres. There was also a forty-nine
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Alaska to America which became the 49th state. In 1861 was the Emancipation of the Serfs. The Serfs originally belonged to landowners but the Tsar bought land for the Serfs to live on. However‚ the landowners sold the Tsar bad land for the Serfs to live and work on. This made the Serfs extremely unhappy as they had to start work from the beginning on bad land which they were paying a lot for.
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reaction‚ 1855–1881 Why did Alexander II order the emancipation of the serfs in 1861? (12 marks) Crimean War defeat His own beliefs Political considerations Why did defeat in the Crimean War lead to reform under Alexander II? (12 marks) Inadequate army training suggested Russia was not an “elite state” Social unrest caused by the defeat Pressure from intellectuals Explain why Alexander II introduced further reforms following the Emancipation Edict of 1861. (12 marks) Unequal social standings
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in overcoming opposition to his regime? In 1861 Russia was a backward state‚ other countries in Europe had undergone the industrial revolution but Russia was still an agricultural country with a large lower class of serfs. Alexander II made the decision to emancipate the serfs in 1861 mainly due to a fear of revolt but also as a cause of liberal pressure and in the interest of economic growth. Throughout this decision and decisions to make other reforms different political groups opposed Alexander
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