The abolition of serfdom in Russia, 1762-1907 cover

The abolition of serfdom in Russia, 1762-1907

by David Moon

In 1861 Tsar Alexander II issued the statutes abolishing the insitution of serfdom in Russia. This book traces the origins of the abolition back to reforms in related areas in 1762 and forward to the culmination of the process in 1907.

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