Catherine the Great attempted reforms to benefit her people, but her actions were flawed in some important ways. The authority and power of the nobility increased at the expense of the serfs, and the condition of ordinary people deteriorated.
=Alexander II abolished serfdom in 1861, this angered landowners.=
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Japan's enlightened government.
No, one had nothing to do with the other. Serfdom was abolished in 1861 although in practical terms, they were not fully freed. World War 2 did not begin until 1939 and even then the Soviet Union was not involved in it. The main cause of WW2 was the imperial intentions of Germany. Germany attacked Russia in order to overthrow the Communist government not to reinstate serfdom. In any event, whether the serfs were free or not, they were a ready source of supply to the country as soldiers and would have been conscripted into the Soviet Army whether or not they were serfs.
After the Czar Alexander II's emancipation edict, all the personal serfdom was abolished.
Serfdom held them back and posed a challenge to their progress.
Spain abolished serfdom in 1837
Czar Alexander II freed the serfs in his empire in 1742. While they were freed, they were still very poor and still worked in terrible conditions.
Joseph II abolished selfdom
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Joseph II
Peter the Great 'westernized' Russia by introducing European technical knowledge, fashion and ideas to Russia; Alexander II abolished serfdom in Russia, freeing some 15 million people from slavery.
He abolished serfdom on all royal lands in Prussia, all the lands that he owned, but not throughout the country.
Tsar Alexander II issued the "Emancipation Edict" which abolished the institution of serfdom.
Czar Alexander II. He abolished serfdom in 1861
She expanded serfdom.
Japan's enlightened government.
No, one had nothing to do with the other. Serfdom was abolished in 1861 although in practical terms, they were not fully freed. World War 2 did not begin until 1939 and even then the Soviet Union was not involved in it. The main cause of WW2 was the imperial intentions of Germany. Germany attacked Russia in order to overthrow the Communist government not to reinstate serfdom. In any event, whether the serfs were free or not, they were a ready source of supply to the country as soldiers and would have been conscripted into the Soviet Army whether or not they were serfs.