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Russia: Emancipation and Revolutionary Stirrings

Russia: Emancipation and Revolutionary Stirrings . Reformation. Alexander II restructures Russian society after there defeat in the Crimean War He abolishes serfdom in 1861 and earns himself the title of Tsar Liberator Reorganizes the local government and the judicial system

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Russia: Emancipation and Revolutionary Stirrings

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  1. Russia: Emancipation and Revolutionary Stirrings

  2. Reformation • Alexander II restructures Russian society after there defeat in the Crimean War • He abolishes serfdom in 1861 and earns himself the title of Tsar Liberator • Reorganizes the local government and the judicial system • Lowered the service period in the military to 15 years

  3. Revolt in Poland • Polish revolutionaries attempt to overthrow the government in 1863 but are foiled by the military • Poland is later Russified and is considered a Russian territory from then on

  4. Revolutionaries • Young Russians create the Populist movement in 1870 • Sought to social revolution for the Russian peasants

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