In order to keep up with the West economically and psychologically, Alexander II freed Russia's serfs in order to build a sizable middle class to support the industrial revolution.
Why did Alexander II decide to emancipate the serfs?
The Serfs' Emancipation. Alexander II emancipated all serfs in a massive agrarian reform in 1861.
Spurred in part by his belief that "it is better to liberate the peasants from above" rather than waiting for uprisings "from below."
Thus, In order to keep up with the West economically and psychologically, Alexander II freed Russia's serfs.
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