The defeat the Crimean War impacted on Alexander II was massive, the humiliation and shock he felt in regards to the Russian military 's incapability and as truly a wake up to just what the government needed to do in order for Russia to both modernise and industrialise.
The embarrassing loss in Crimea and the true nature of Russia 's backwardness genuinely portrayed just how crucial reform was, especially for Russia 's military. Alexander II was desperate to catch up to the west and regain their previous military reputation, the introduction of reform was Russia 's last and only hope. Conscription was now made compulsory for anyone over the age of 20, regardless of class; this meant that males of nobility would now need to enlist in the Army …show more content…
With many free serfs making up around 80% of the population, industrialisation was key for Russia to catch up to the west, especially countries that Alexander II admired such as Britain, France & America. The peasant population was grand and majority, if not all were completely uneducated and ignorant, education reform was a necessary component for the industrialisation of Russia. The poor people of Russia were now allowed to go to school and university, this helped not only both the peasants but the government too as this affected the speed of industrialisation, many of the once serfs were now knowledgeable on the world and could work more efficiently in a factory environment with no issues. Censorship was previously radical in Russia before reform was inducted, the citizens of the country were now able to read what they liked, even foreign publications. Journalists could now write about the Alexander II, whether it be criticism or praise, the Tsar was no longer sheltered and was lowered from the deity pedestal he was formerly placed on. This was a massive step in the right direction for Russia, the citizens now possessed a freedom of speech that countries in the west had and were no longer scared to say or read what they wanted without being criminalised. Education reform played a massive part in the industrialisation of the Russian Empire, many past serfs were now being educated to transform …show more content…
To ensure the satisfaction and contentment of Russia 's people, the Zemstva was created. The Zemstva had a wide variety of visions they wanted to see for Russia 's future; they wanted to improve Russian society in a big way, especially for the lower classes. The Zemstva worked immensely hard on on improving the conditions that people had to live in, they introduced public health clinics which of course wasn 't the best conditioned place but it was better than what once was. Roads were now improved by the Zemstva, transportation was made a lot easier and of course was seen as a definite way to speed up the process for westernisation of Russia. Schools were also an aspect that the Zemstva worked on, lower classes were now allowed to enroll in school thanks to the Education Reform, which was seen as a desperate need for people to become quickly educated to become a working class society and get Russia on its way to industrialising. Past serfs were now given a lot more equal rights than they once had, if for whatever reason they found themselves in a court of law they would be given a surely fair trial with te right to an attorney which they didn 't have before, they were automatically assumed guilty due to the noble powers which were in charge of the law. By bringing in a local
The embarrassing loss in Crimea and the true nature of Russia 's backwardness genuinely portrayed just how crucial reform was, especially for Russia 's military. Alexander II was desperate to catch up to the west and regain their previous military reputation, the introduction of reform was Russia 's last and only hope. Conscription was now made compulsory for anyone over the age of 20, regardless of class; this meant that males of nobility would now need to enlist in the Army …show more content…
With many free serfs making up around 80% of the population, industrialisation was key for Russia to catch up to the west, especially countries that Alexander II admired such as Britain, France & America. The peasant population was grand and majority, if not all were completely uneducated and ignorant, education reform was a necessary component for the industrialisation of Russia. The poor people of Russia were now allowed to go to school and university, this helped not only both the peasants but the government too as this affected the speed of industrialisation, many of the once serfs were now knowledgeable on the world and could work more efficiently in a factory environment with no issues. Censorship was previously radical in Russia before reform was inducted, the citizens of the country were now able to read what they liked, even foreign publications. Journalists could now write about the Alexander II, whether it be criticism or praise, the Tsar was no longer sheltered and was lowered from the deity pedestal he was formerly placed on. This was a massive step in the right direction for Russia, the citizens now possessed a freedom of speech that countries in the west had and were no longer scared to say or read what they wanted without being criminalised. Education reform played a massive part in the industrialisation of the Russian Empire, many past serfs were now being educated to transform …show more content…
To ensure the satisfaction and contentment of Russia 's people, the Zemstva was created. The Zemstva had a wide variety of visions they wanted to see for Russia 's future; they wanted to improve Russian society in a big way, especially for the lower classes. The Zemstva worked immensely hard on on improving the conditions that people had to live in, they introduced public health clinics which of course wasn 't the best conditioned place but it was better than what once was. Roads were now improved by the Zemstva, transportation was made a lot easier and of course was seen as a definite way to speed up the process for westernisation of Russia. Schools were also an aspect that the Zemstva worked on, lower classes were now allowed to enroll in school thanks to the Education Reform, which was seen as a desperate need for people to become quickly educated to become a working class society and get Russia on its way to industrialising. Past serfs were now given a lot more equal rights than they once had, if for whatever reason they found themselves in a court of law they would be given a surely fair trial with te right to an attorney which they didn 't have before, they were automatically assumed guilty due to the noble powers which were in charge of the law. By bringing in a local