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How did Catherine the Great change Russia?
She expanded serfdom.
Why did serfdom survive in Russia long after it had died out in western Europe?
The Russian nobility weren’t willing to free the people who were in serfdom. Catherine the Great presented the idea to her court and was turned down.
Which czar ended serfdom and sought to build railroads and industry in an effort to modernize Russia?
Alexander II
What conditions in Russia challenged progress during the early 1800s?
Serfdom held them back and posed a challenge to their progress.
What year was serfdom abolished in Russia?
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.
Who abolished serfdom in Russia?
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.
Was Russia the last European country to abolish serfdom?
It would possibly depend upon your definition of "Serfdom", but I believe the 1917 revolution and subsequent overthrow of the Tsar effectively ended Serfdom in Russia by any definition. The pre-revolutionary Russian economy was heavily dependent on free labour, which was augmented by exiled prisoner labour. Earlier attempts at freeing the Serfs during the Romanov Dynasty ended in unpleasantness and the Serfs not being freed.
How were two ways that the Romanov family changed Russia?
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.
What was the worlds first socialist state?
socialism started in Russia
When was serfdom abolished in Spain?
Spain abolished serfdom in 1837
The most important action of Alexander II was to?
He was responsible for the emancipation of the serfs and other important reforms that modernized and Westernized Russia's institutions.Abolish serfdom
What dance started in russia but has a french name?
The ballet was actually french, but was started in Russia
