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Alexander II became Czar of [[Russia]] near the end of the [[Crimean War]], and he signed the treaty to end the [[war]]. He ruled from 1855 until he was assassinated in 1881. Because of Russia's crushing defeat in the Crimean War Alexander implemented several changes to modernize Russia. These changes started in 1861 when he signed the Emancipation manifesto which freed the serfs. To ensure continued loyalty of the landed classes Alexander was forced to require the newly freed peasants to repay their former overlords. To ensure that the peasants would not rebel he established zemstvos (village councils) to oversee peasant repayment to their former masters. The [[government]] started a long series of loans and grants to the peasants who would repay their masters who would pay the government. This convoluted system met with mixed results and ultimately led to his unceremonious assassination.
'''Alexander II''' became [[Czar]] of [[Russia]] near the end of the [[Crimean War]], and he signed the treaty to end the [[war]]. He ruled from 1855 until he was assassinated in 1881. Because of Russia's crushing defeat in the Crimean War Alexander implemented several changes to modernize Russia. These changes started in 1861 when he signed the Emancipation manifesto which freed the serfs. To ensure continued loyalty of the landed classes Alexander was forced to require the newly freed peasants to repay their former overlords. To ensure that the peasants would not rebel he established zemstvos (village councils) to oversee peasant repayment to their former masters. The [[government]] started a long series of loans and grants to the peasants who would repay their masters who would pay the government. This convoluted system met with mixed results and ultimately led to his unceremonious assassination.
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Most of my information comes from Edvard Radzinsky's Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar.
Most of my information comes from Edvard Radzinsky's Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar.