are patriarchal in society‚ meaning men are above women. All three also have slaves and the poor at the bottom of the hierarchy. However‚ a difference was the “form” of slavery. In Europe and Asia‚ there are several forms‚ one of them being serfdom‚ while serfdom does not exist in the Americas. Another difference was the social class hierarchy of the Americas‚ under the Spanish. All three regions are patriarchal. In all three societies‚ men are higher than women on the hierarchy and have more opportunities
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evidence to suggest that he disliked serfdom. Even his father‚ Nicholas I‚ believed that serfdom was an “evil palpable to all‚” and Alexander II was certainly even more liberally educated than his father. His arguably most fundamental reform was the emancipation of serfdom in 1861. As he said‚ “It is best to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it abolishes itself from below”. This quote demonstrates his realization that reform was needed. Many saw serfdom as Russia’s biggest handicap in development
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Question: To what extent has slavery been a global practice throughout the ages? Slavery has been a global practice throughout the ages to a great extent. Slavery is defined as a practice of coercing people to do some work they are reluctant to do‚ like hard labor and prostitution. In common‚ the trait of slavery is that the enslaved person was classed as the properties of their owners——they could be bought and sold through bargains and they work without payment. The forms of slaves include sex slaves
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brutality of the Russian nobility and tzar. Whereas they are both located in the lowest social status‚ they have some minor differences. To begin with‚ their identities were different‚ despite the fact that they underwent similar cruel conditions. Serfdom in Russia is only a epitome of European feudal dependency on peasants‚ though it lasted much longer in Russia. Russian serfs were owned by no one but bounded
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due to the growth of factories and industry in the 1800s and serfdom was abolished‚ however the tsars still remained the center of authority. In 1700‚ the world was becoming globalized as the New World was brought into the world economy. Most nations were ruled by absolute monarchies with divine right. This was true in Eastern Europe‚ where the tsars of Russia had complete control. Society had a rigid social structure based on serfdom and there was very limited social mobility. The economy was
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ambitious reform to be attempted by Alexander was the emancipation of the serfs. In the words of Alexander II at the end of the Crimean war: “It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it abolishes itself from below”. The Tsar had hoped that landlords would take the initiative in the matter of the abolition of serfdom‚ but by 1857 when they had shown no inclination to do so‚ a committee was formed to consider the matter. The committee consisted of the Tsar‚ high-ranking government
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Revolution improving their militaries and other aspects of their economy‚ Russia was stuck in serfdom without the need to advance. This led Russia to be trying to compete with far superior technologies. The loss showed them that they need to catch up to Europe. They imposed a series of reforms to try and improve their economy. One of the first changes they made was getting rid of serfdom. By abolishing serfdom‚ the Russian economy was able to go through an industrial revolution‚ creating more and more
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economic reasons for it; The Western European countries had sought out that slavery as well as serfdom was inhumane and was abolished in the late 18th century. But the real question for the Russians was whether or not they could grow their economic gains while they abolished slavery. 3. Why did the Russians emancipate (free) their serfs and what were the results? The Russians freed the serfs in order to uniquely westernize their culture because of the disputes and abolishing of serfdom and slavery in other countries. The Serfs attained
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feeble. The rule of Catherine the Great‚ and her steps forward in education and justice‚ along with Joseph II’s abolishment of serfdom‚ were no doubt Enlightened. However‚ failure to carry out these acts along with other unenlightened actions greatly overshadow their attempts to improve their societies. Catherine the Great of Russia‚ one of the rare female
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Summary * Still under control of the Mongols * Isolated Russia from many of the advancements made in Western Europe during this time * Began a period of territorial expansion and government reform after freedom from Mongols * Embarked on an aggressive program of westernization in order to leap forward and make up for lagging * Forced imposition of European culture on the people of Russia would create an identity crisis for Russians that continues to this day Breaking
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