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The Romanovs and the Emancipation of the Serfs
In 1861, Tsar Alexander II signed the Emancipation Edict, freeing 23 million serfs and reshaping Russian society. But was emancipation a genuine liberation or a state-managed transfer of poverty? This episode examines the serfdom system that preceded reform, the political pressures — including the humiliation of the Crimean War — that forced change, and the complex aftermath: redemption payments, land hunger, and the mir system. We also explore the broader context of Alexander II's 'Great Reforms' and the limits that left many peasants still bound to poverty.
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