How did emancipation change the lives of the Russian serfs?

The emancipation of Russian serfs

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.

I presume you mean Tsar Alexander II of the Russian Empire. He did many things, of course, but his main achievement was the emancipation, at LONG last, of the millions of Russian serfs.

The Russian czar, Alexander II, wanted to compete industrially and economically with European powers. He freed the serfs, hoping to have a larger labor pool to work in industrial jobs.

Yes, they were. Being freed from the chains of serfdom did not make them free from government control and authority. The Russian army conscripted many peasant farmers, former serfs, into the army. The Bolshevik Soviets did the same thing during the Russian Civil War.

Serfs were slaves and not a different group of people ( serf is Latin for slave). In the middle ages there was no emancipation for these people.

Roxanne Easley has written: 'The emancipation of the serfs in Russia' -- subject(s): Emancipation, Arbitrators, Serfs, Civil society

Most likely because the serfs were considered to be lower then dirt at the time, they felt it unnecessary to improve the lives of those who aren't even considered human.

the emancipation of russia serfs

They ruled the serfs/slaves ( serfs are slaves) and they lived well instead of in a dirt floor hut.

set serfs free and gave them land

The Emancipation Edict was a negative detriment to the life of serfs. With a major reduction in the work force, conditions for the serf who was in a voluntary lengthy contract became much harder.

In practical effects, it did nothing. Serfs were bound to the land that they worked. When Tsar Alexander II issued the Emancipation Manifesto it freed the serfs but created economic conditions that made it impractical to leave. The Russian government took land from the owners but paid them for it. Then the serfs were required to repay the government with what were called "redemption payments." Typically, redemption took about 49 years. Serfs were free to…

gave serfs land

gave serfs land

Serfdom was the basis of the Russian economy for hundreds of years. Many unsuccessful attempts were made to change things for the Serfs. The one successful event was Russian revolution in 1917. They overthrew the Tsar, introduced Communism and established the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics where all businesses were state owned and operated. It was subsequently argued that they became Serfs of the State rather than to the nobles.

In 1861, Alexander II freed the serfs and gave them small farms.

Peasants and serfs

government was separated in culture and geographically from the serfs. This caused a threat of revolt as the conditions for serfs to work and live were becoming too dire. There was also a famine meaning that serfs had to give away too much of there produce in the form of tax, circling back round to the fact that there were bad living conditions. You must also take into account the fact that Alexander II had…

Serfs didn't make their lives into anything. They were basically a restricted, controlled, type of people, not enslaved, just not free to do as they pleased. They were legally bound to live and work on their land. The majority of the Serfs lives were revolved around the soils and farming.

Instigated by Tsar Alexander II in 1861, he was the first to instigate the Great Reforms. He did this because the idea of reform was becoming gradually more popularized, and he wished to ensure that his people wouldn't revolt for drastic change. In the Emancipation, he emancipated nearly 50 million serfs, and offered them grants of land. The problem was that because they had worked for no pay, the newly emancipated serfs had no money…

He heavily taxed almost all products, resulting in the serfs becoming poor.

Serfs gave crops to Lords and Lords controlled serfs' lives.

Nicolas de Gerebtzoff has written: 'De l'emancipation des serfs en Russie' -- subject(s): Emancipation, Serfs, Russia, Serfdom

Answer No. Not in Europe and 1861 was well past the middle ages. In the United States there were still slaves so in a sense there were still serfs. Answer The serfs of the Russian Empire were freed in 1861. There is a link below.

If you are refering to Russian serfdom. Russian serfs were free in the emacipation reform of 1861. Over 20 million serfs were given their freedom. They were also granted the right to get married with out haveing to seek consent.

No. They were serfs and lived very poorly.

government was separated in culture and geographically from the serfs. This caused a threat of revolt as the conditions for serfs to work and live were becoming too dire. There was also a famine meaning that serfs had to give away too much of there produce in the form of tax, circling back round to the fact that there were bad living conditions. You must also take into account the fact that Alexander II had…

up for debate, but he fought in the revolutionary war becoming a forefather for the United States of America changing the lives of slaves, serfs of Britain, and other immigrants that traveled to said country

Tsar Alexander II freed the serfs in 1861.

My guess is he never thought about it. He was a monarch who ruled a country of people. Many were serfs and lived hard lives. He could have worked to change this, but he didn't.

Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs in 1861, which sounded well and good but they weren't truly freed. In order to provide the "freed" serfs with land to work and live on, the Russian government took land from the owners, paid them for it then turned it over to village collectives called mirs. The serfs were part of the mir and were required to repay the Russian government over a 49 year period. The "free"…

L. G. Zakharova has written: 'Otmena krepostnogo prava v Rossii' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Emancipation, Serfs, Serfdom, Land tenure 'Samoderzhavie i otmena krepostnogo prava v Rossii, 1856-1861' -- subject(s): Serfdom, History, Emancipation, Serfs, Government policy

Serfs were basically classified as lower class people. They were the servents to the lords and other higher archy of the court. Lords were the people beign serviced by the serfs. The Lords were wealthy and of high class and the serfs were poor and of low class.

Czar Nicholas

serfs were basically the peasants that farmed and worked the land. serfs would have been essential to the running of a manor because they worked in the Fields and so on. also they would pay the landowner a tax for living on their land and in any event of war the landowner could use their serfs as soldiers. landowners were in control of the serfs lives, serfs had no freedoms whatsoever.

Redistribute it to serfs. A better distribution of property.

Catherine the Great

Sparta relied on serfs (not slaves - serfs were people bound to the land). The serfs delivered half of their produce to Sparta, which enabled the Spartans to concentrate on training for war and their normal lives. The serfs were also used a light infantry and archers to support the Spartan armoured infantry.

He was responsible for the emancipation of the serfs and other important reforms that modernized and Westernized Russia's institutions. Abolish serfdom

Freed serfs were given small emounts of land but they still had to pay heavy taxes.

to increase economy productivity of russia after suffering embarrassing defeats by Europe during the crimean war.

Serbs Spent their lives like peasants working in fields

Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs in 1861, but the serfs were still bound to the land for another 49 years. The Russian government took land from the landowners and paid them for it. This land was put into collectives and each serf had to make enough money over the next 49 years to repay the government the money it had given to the landowners. Once the debt was paid off the serf was free…

They treated them like slaves except that the serfs were bound to the land they worked on rather than to the owner they worked for. If an American slaveholder moved to another location, he took his slaves with him. If a Russian landowner moved to another location the serfs he formerly had stayed behind and he took the serfs who were working on the land at the new location. As far as personal treatment goes…

V. S. Konovalov has written: 'Reforma 1861 g. v istorii Rossii' -- subject(s): Emancipation, Serfs, Peasants, History

Allan K. Wildman has written: 'The defining moment' -- subject(s): Emancipation, History, Land tenure, Peasantry, Rural conditions, Serfs

It varied. Some kings were kind people who tried to improve the lives of their subjects, and others were not.

Alexander II's most important reform was the emancipation of the serfs and the ending of that system. Although "serfdom" itself was abolished, the former serfs were not simply given the land they had been working for the benefit of the owners of that land. Some of those lands were taken from the owners and put together in communal sites called mirs run by the village. The government paid the landowners but made the mirs repay…

Alexander II's most important reform was the emancipation of the serfs and the ending of that system. Although "serfdom" itself was abolished, the former serfs were not simply given the land they had been working for the benefit of the owners of that land. Some of those lands were taken from the owners and put together in communal sites called mirs run by the village. The government paid the landowners but made the mirs repay…