Was The Emancipation Of The Serfs Successful?

Was The Emancipation Of The Serfs Successful? The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of liberal reforms effected during the reign (1855-1881) of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The reform effectively abolished serfdom throughout the Russian Empire. … Household serfs were the least affected, gaining only their freedom and