Event

Emancipation reform of 1861

1861 · 19th century · Also known as Emancipation Edict

The emancipation reform of 1861 was the decree of Tsar Alexander II abolishing serfdom in the Russian Empire. It freed millions of peasants, though they had to pay redemption for land, and it opened a period of wider reforms in local government, the courts and the army.

Emancipation reform of 1861
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Emancipation reform of 1861. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/emancipation-reform-of-1861
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