Because they didnt want to tell the serfs that they were slaves and would want to promise them freedom in a way that is really hard to active because they knew that they couldnt do it
No. Born a serf, stay a serf
Alexander 2
The black plague
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
In 1861, Alexander II freed the serfs and gave them small farms.
Tsar Alexander II freed the serfs in 1861.
The czar that freed the serfs in Russia is Alexander the II.
Freed serfs were given small emounts of land but they still had to pay heavy taxes.
When Alexander II freed the serfs (peasants) in Russia in 1861. The serfs were never truly freed. The Russian government bought land from the landowners to give to the serfs, but the serfs were required to repay the Russian government. These repayments took 49 years and the serfs stayed on the land until it was fully repaid.
Alexander 2
serfs
The black plague
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
The majority were Catholic.
because of the serfs
it wasn't.
Serfs.
In 1861, Alexander II freed the serfs and gave them small farms.