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Great Reforms (Russia)
The Great Reforms were the reforms of Tsar Alexander II in the 1860s and 1870s, beginning with the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. They included the creation of local self-government (zemstvos), judicial reform and military reform including universal conscription, modernising the Russian Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Great Reforms (Russia). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-reforms-russia
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