Alexander II, the 'Tsar Reformer' keywords (R)

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Emancipation
freeing from ******* - when Alexander II freed the serfs
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Enlightened despotism
a system of government in which an all-powerful ruler granted domestic reforms in order to benefit his people
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Party of St Petersburg progress
a loose title given to the more liberal nobles and officials who frequented the salons of the Tsar's aunt, or gathered around his brother
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Redemption payment
serfs were required to pay money in exchange for their freedom
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Kulak
a prosperous landed peasant
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Ecclesiastical and military courts
an ecclesiastical court was a Church court were punishments were in the hands of priests; in military courts, army officers awarded the sentences
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a system of government in which an all-powerful ruler granted domestic reforms in order to benefit his people

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Enlightened despotism

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a loose title given to the more liberal nobles and officials who frequented the salons of the Tsar's aunt, or gathered around his brother

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serfs were required to pay money in exchange for their freedom

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a prosperous landed peasant

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