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To what extent did Alexander II succeed in reforming Russian life and institutions?
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To what extent did Alexander II succeed in reforming Russian life and institutions? The aim of this essay, as the title suggests, is to explain to what extent Alexander succeeded in reforming Russian life and institutions. When Alexander II came to power in 1855 Russia was under a feudal regime where there was still serfdom. Economically the country had bad infrastructure and its economy was based in a type of agriculture which was backward comparing to other European countries. Furthermore, their military and judicial system was very corrupt and as Russia was a huge nation, it was fragmented because it had many different ethnic groups and many different religions which had different beliefs and values. Finally, in the same year Alexander II came to power Russia had just been defeated by France and Britain on the Crimean War. It was due to this conditions that Alexander II decided to reform the...
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