The Abolition of Serfdom as a Perfect Example of a Model of Russian Reform

Boris Mironov ()
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Boris Mironov: St. Petersburg Institute oh History, Russian Academy of Sciences

Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2011, vol. 2, 22 pages

Abstract: According to the author, the entire package of the Great Reforms of the1860 — the beginning of 1880 can be regarded as exemplary. Occupying a key position agrarian reform during which the serfdom was abolished by the state was caused be the needs to modernization and deeper assimilation of European cultural, political and sociocultural standards. Terms of the abolition of serfdom was a compromise for all three parties involved — government, landowners and serfs. The preparation of the reform was thoroughly, slowly and gradually. The most important condition, which provided rapid economic growth in the time of the reform, was a moderate tax burden on the peasantry.

Keywords: great reforms; agrarian reform; serfdom; modernization; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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