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What year did Alexander II become Tsar?
1855
What War was being fought at the start of Alexander's reign and what year did it end?
The Crimean War, ended 1856
What did Alexander say about serfdom in 1856?
He warned that it "Must be abolished from above"
What year was Serfdom abolished?
1861
Why was Serfdom abolished?
Alexander felt that the preservation of Serfdom was harming the advancement of Russian Society, and that to compete with other European Countries, Serfdom should be abolished,
What were the limitations to the abolishment of serfdom?
Redemption payments still tied freed serfs to land, establishment of the mir kept them under government control
When was the Zemstva introduced?
1864
What were the reasons for the establishment of the Zemstva?
Alexander realised that due to Russias massive size, local government was needed to manage the land
When were the legal reforms?
What legal system were the legal reforms based on?
Western legal system
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