Alexander II - Emancipation of the serfs Flashcards
1
Q
Background (3 things)
A
Crimean War, peasant resentment, need to modernise
2
Q
Redemption dues
A
49 years at 6%
3
Q
Landlords
A
Good for them, land overvalued
4
Q
Peasants
A
85% became owners of land over next 20 years
5
Q
Bad things (3 things)
A
Landlords kept best land, peasants land not great, landholdings small (average 9 acres), restrictions of Mir
