Alexander II

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Emancipation of the Serfs - 1861

Hoped it would reduce the number of peasant revolts. Positive effects wee negated by the redemption payments administered by the Mir. 'Better to begin abolishing Serfdom from above than wait for it to begin to abolish itself from below'

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1863

Education system was reformed, promotion of private schools, setting up of an inspectorate system

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1866

first attempt to assassinate the Tsar, it resulted in the reform programme slowing down

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1862-1874

more training given to the army better treatement of officers, humane treatment of troops, national service was changed from 25 years to 12 years

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1864

Zemstva introduced to bring an element of democracy to local governments, a hierarchy of courts to deal with different legal cases, jury systems for criminals

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1877

trial of 50, the trial of his opponents willing to carry on tradition of Tsars ruling with a firm hand and autocratically

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1865

Glasnost

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