Emancipation reform of 1861
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The Emancipation reform of 1861 was a landmark decree by Tsar Alexander II that abolished serfdom in the Russian Empire, granting personal freedom and limited land rights to millions of peasants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian imperial law
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emancipation decree → legal reform → |
| abolished |
serfdom in the Russian Empire
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| affectedPopulation |
Russian serfs
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landlord peasants → state peasants → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abolition of serfdom in Russia
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Emancipation Manifesto → |
| country |
Russian Empire
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| criticizedFor |
burden of redemption payments
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insufficient land for peasants → preserving landlord economic power → |
| date |
1861-02-19
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| granted |
civil rights to former serfs
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limited land rights to peasants → personal freedom to serfs → |
| influenced |
agrarian policies in late Imperial Russia
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development of Russian capitalism → rise of the Russian revolutionary movement → |
| introduced |
communal land ownership via the mir
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redemption payments → temporary obligation status for peasants → |
| language |
Russian
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| legalForm |
imperial manifesto
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set of statutes → |
| limited |
political rights of peasants
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size of land allotments → |
| location |
Saint Petersburg
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| motivatedBy |
fear of peasant uprisings
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military weakness revealed in the Crimean War → need for modernization of Russia → |
| partOf |
Great Reforms of Alexander II
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| precededBy |
Crimean War
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| promulgatedBy |
Alexander II of Russia
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| region |
European Russia
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| regulated |
land allotments to peasants
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obligations of peasants toward landlords → terms of redemption payments → |
| reignOf |
Alexander II of Russia
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| resultedIn |
continuation of economic dependence of peasants
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expansion of the rural commune system → formal liberation of millions of serfs → growth of a free labor market in Russia → peasant unrest and dissatisfaction → restructuring of rural society in Russia → |
| signedBy |
Alexander II of Russia
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| subjectOf |
historical studies on Russian modernization
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Emancipation reform of 1861
("Emancipation Manifesto")
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Emancipation reform of 1861 ("Abolition of serfdom in Russia") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Alexander II of Russia
("Great Reforms in Russia")
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knownFor |
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House of Romanov
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notableEventDuringRule |
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Alexander II of Russia
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notableWork |
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Emancipation reform of 1861
("Great Reforms of Alexander II")
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partOf |
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Russian Empire
("Emancipation of the serfs (1861)")
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reform |