Emancipation Manifesto
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The Emancipation Manifesto was the 1861 imperial decree by Russian Tsar Alexander II that abolished serfdom and freed millions of serfs in the Russian Empire.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial decree
ⓘ
legal act ⓘ reform edict ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | millions of serfs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edict of Emancipation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emancipation Edict of 1861 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1861-02-19 ⓘ |
| effect |
legal abolition of serfdom
ⓘ
personal freedom for former serfs ⓘ |
| followedBy | judicial reform of 1864 in Russia ⓘ |
| grantedRights |
right to be sued in courts
ⓘ
right to conduct business ⓘ right to marry without consent of landowner ⓘ right to own property ⓘ right to sue in courts ⓘ |
| hasConsequences |
creation of peasant communes (mirs) as landholding units
ⓘ
gradual transition from feudal obligations to monetary rents ⓘ long-term peasant indebtedness through redemption payments ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
reign of Alexander II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imposedObligations |
redemption payments to former landowners
ⓘ
temporary obligations to landlords ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Russian capitalism
ⓘ
later peasant reforms in Russia ⓘ social structure of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm |
manifesto
ⓘ
ukase ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfSerfsAfter | personally free peasants ⓘ |
| location | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | abolition of serfdom in Russia ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Reforms of Alexander II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | system of serfdom in the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| purpose |
abolish serfdom
ⓘ
free serfs in the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| relatedLegalInstrument | Statutes Concerning Peasants Leaving Serf Dependence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Alexander II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOnCalendar |
New Style date 1861-03-03
ⓘ
Old Style date 1861-02-19 ⓘ |
| topic |
Russian legal history
ⓘ
agrarian reform in Russia ⓘ peasant emancipation ⓘ serfdom in Russia ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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