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Catherine the Great attempted many reforms in Russia. She was responsible for codifying Russian laws and placing certain restrictions on torture as a government policy. She also tried to reform the Russian form of serfdom. These efforts dissolved with the great peasant revolution of 1773. History records this as the Pugachev rebellion. This unfolded as conditions for peasants were rapidly growing worse. Owners of serfs were increasingly selling serfs and breaking them apart from their lands and families. Instead of using serfs for farming, the owners forced them to work in mines or manufacturing. Punishments were harsh and many peasants were sent to prison in Siberia.

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