------------------------------------------------- Changes and Continuities in labor systems in Russia Between 1750 and 1914‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Western Europe were all expanding. England was gaining land and trust in the Middle East‚ Germany was becoming an established nation‚ and Western Europe was thriving due to the Industrial Revolution. After recognizing all of this‚ Russia decided it was time for reform or be left in the dust. This caused major changes in Russia’s labor system such as
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of the following systems: Caribbean slavery West African slavery Russian serfdom Answer: When you look at the Caribbean and Slavery and Russian serfdom you would probably think serfdom doesn’t seem like slavery but in a way it was. These two labor systems have their differences but they also have similarities. Slavery became popular in Caribbean and Russia; these too have similarities in how they treated their slaves/serfdom. In the Caribbean the plantations relied heavily on slaves to do the work
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| |1762-1796: Catherine II the Great |1855-1881: Alexander II |1894-1917: Nicholas II | |• Continuation of serfdom from 11th century. |• Abolition
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black sea – a deafening blow towards Russian intentions and dominance in the Balkans. Due to this‚ Alexander II recognised that in order to create stability at home‚ military and domestic reforms were vitally necessary. From this the abolition of Serfdom was devised and here is where the question of whether Alexander II can be credited with the title of Tsar Liberator‚ can be explored. In March 1861 Alexander II published his Emancipation manifesto‚ which quickly turned to law. “By this act all peasants
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war was arguably the main reason why Alexander II made a series of reforms when he came into power. The devastating loss of the war proved the backwardness of Russia in relation to other powers and even though peasant unrest and the criticisms of serfdom were partially responsible for influencing Alexander II‚ the decision to make changes primarily came from the loss of the Crimean war. The Crimean war was fought by Russia and an alliance of Britain‚ France‚ Prussia‚ Austria and the Ottoman Empire from
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slavery West African slavery Russian serfdom Answer: The unfree labor systems were very common from the years 1450 to 1750. Two of the systems of labor that were prominent in this time frame were the Caribbean slavery labor system and Russian serfdom. While both of these groups shared a few similarities‚ the differences were more significant between the Russian serfs and the Caribbean slaves in the years 1450 to 1750. Both Caribbean slavery and Russian serfdom were similar in the sense that they were
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are patriarchal in society‚ meaning men are above women. All three also have slaves and the poor at the bottom of the hierarchy. However‚ a difference was the “form” of slavery. In Europe and Asia‚ there are several forms‚ one of them being serfdom‚ while serfdom does not exist in the Americas. Another difference was the social class hierarchy of the Americas‚ under the Spanish. All three regions are patriarchal. In all three societies‚ men are higher than women on the hierarchy and have more opportunities
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evidence to suggest that he disliked serfdom. Even his father‚ Nicholas I‚ believed that serfdom was an “evil palpable to all‚” and Alexander II was certainly even more liberally educated than his father. His arguably most fundamental reform was the emancipation of serfdom in 1861. As he said‚ “It is best to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it abolishes itself from below”. This quote demonstrates his realization that reform was needed. Many saw serfdom as Russia’s biggest handicap in development
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Question: To what extent has slavery been a global practice throughout the ages? Slavery has been a global practice throughout the ages to a great extent. Slavery is defined as a practice of coercing people to do some work they are reluctant to do‚ like hard labor and prostitution. In common‚ the trait of slavery is that the enslaved person was classed as the properties of their owners——they could be bought and sold through bargains and they work without payment. The forms of slaves include sex slaves
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brutality of the Russian nobility and tzar. Whereas they are both located in the lowest social status‚ they have some minor differences. To begin with‚ their identities were different‚ despite the fact that they underwent similar cruel conditions. Serfdom in Russia is only a epitome of European feudal dependency on peasants‚ though it lasted much longer in Russia. Russian serfs were owned by no one but bounded
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