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Merits
4. The nobility lost their administrative and
economic power, were also losing their
power to suppress the revolution in the
future
5. Some other reforms could be done after
the end of Serfdom, such as reforms of
legal system, army and local
government
The emancipation of Serfs
Demerits
The condition of the serfs did not improve or
even worse after the emancipation
They had to pay for their land values and
other taxes
The plan had so many defects which caused
the disappointment among the peasants
The emancipation of Serfs
2. The populists
They invested their hopes for change in
peasantry.
They thought that the liberation of people
should relied on the mass but not
professional revolutionaries
They were failed and some people
turned to terrorism.
Alexander II was murdered in 1881
Alexander III
Strict cencorship
Monitoring universities
Appointing conservative Officals
Dismissed liberals from Zemstvos
Persecution non-Orthodox religions
Anti-semitism
Russianization of the minorities
Secret police
Consequences of the
repressive policies
Revolutionary activities reduced
He had to shut himself up in the
palace and reduced the change to
contact with the mass
He died a natural death in 1894
Economic development
The Dumas
There were altogether 4 Dumas:
The 1st Duma was formed in May 1906,
but was dissolved by the Tsar in July
because it asked for more power
Many liberals re-elected in the 2nd
Duma. Moreover, many seats were
occupied by the Social Democrats. It
was again dissolved by the Tsar
Russia after 1905 Revolution