2007-10-18 14:23:16 · 4 answers · asked by lilmartinos 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
This institution depended completely on the traditional technology used by the peasantry (which was changing rapidly as the rest of Europe was modernizing), and yields remained low throughout most of the nineteenth century.
The institution was already abolished in the Baltic provinces of Courland, Estonia, and Livonia.
The abolition was also part of the major agrarian land reforms stimulated by fear from uprisings in the previous two centuries by the peasantry.
2007-10-18 14:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by Mark F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
End Of Serfdom In Russia
2016-10-13 23:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He felt the need to modernize the country. Plus, other nations around the world also freed their own "serfs" (or slaves).
However, it went to the point where the freed serfs had no jobs and no land to work on.
2007-10-18 15:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So he did it,but all peasents were need to pay for freedom money tax,it can be paying for 10 years,they did not get freedom,they were buying it...
2007-10-18 18:46:22 · answer #4 · answered by Cossak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋