Alexander II proclaims the emancipation of about…
1852 CE to 1863 CE
Local commissions, which are dominated by landlords, effect emancipation by giving land and limited
freedom to the serfs.
The former serfs usually remain in the village commune, or mir, but are required to make redemption payments, which will be stretched out over a period of almost fifty years, to the government.
The government compensated former owners of serfs by issuing them bonds.
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Northeastern Eurasia
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