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How successful were the reforms of Alexander II in solving the problems of Tsarist Russia? Did they create more problems than they solved?
In the modern world, we can hear that Alexander II is a Tsar, reformer and liberator of the people from enslavement and the serfdom that the peasants hated so much. He was called the Tsar-Liberator, because it was he who managed to carry out a number of important reforms and thereby help people. He also implemented a number of reforms that brought the country to a different level of development. Zemstvo, military, and educational reforms made Russia significant on the world stage. According to L. G. Zakharova «Alexander II considered it necessary to carry out liberal reforms, used the program of "liberal bureaucrats" in order to change the existing system» [3]. But was the transformation only useful, or were there more problems?
Everybody knows that at the time of Alexander II ascension to the throne, there were many problems of various kinds, but the main one was the problem of serfdom. The prerequisites for solving this problem were the fact that the economy developed slowly due to the inefficiency of production. Industrialization showed how much this phenomenon had outlived its usefulness. Society was happy as a whole, because people were freed from servitude. But there were also dissatisfied people, especially landlords, because their workers were taken away from them. Also, the peasants were disaffected, as they paid corvee and dues and had to buy the land from the landowner. In my opinion, this was the most correct reform for many centuries, because serfdom in Russia existed longer than in any other European country. In this case, this reform can be called a breakthrough no matter what [1].
Undoubtedly, military reform was also necessary. The defeat in the Crimean war pointed to the failure of the army. It provided for the transition from recruitment to universal military service. In my opinion, this certainly brought benefits, but there were also those who could pay off. Despite this, Russia became a great power to be reckoned with. For this reason, military reform was significant, but there were gaps [2].
It is impossible not to mention the educational reform, because universities gained autonomy, and education became more accessible. But, as everybody knows, no reform is complete without those who do not like it. Because of this people were not satisfied with the fact that the universities did not accept people from outside, as a listener. But in general, this reform was successful, because education became closer to people [2].
In conclusion, I would like to note that the destruction of the peasants’ enslavement led to the development of the country in cultural and economic terms. The commercial and industrial life, as well as the construction of roads, began to progress rapidly. It allowed increasing the import and export of goods. There were some problems, but they were not serious compared to the scale of the changes. I believe that at that time it was impossible to change the course of events in any other way, it was necessary to change everything radically, as Alexander II did. For this reason his reforms brought a lot of positive things and the negative aspects did not affect the result in any way.
References
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-II-emperor-of-Russia (Дата обращения: 19.10.20)
https://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Alexander-II.html (Дата обращения: 19.10.20)
https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/2012-03-011-zaharova-l-g-aleksandr-ii-i-otmena-krepostnogo-prava-v-rossii-m-rosspen-2011-719-s (Дата обращения: 19.10.20)