THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS.
COMPLETING THE WORK OP EMANCIPATION.. By TelocraDh-Frcss Assortatlon-Copj-rlcM (Rec. March 5, 5.5 p.m.) St, Petersburg, March i. The Tsar has issued a rescript completing his grandfather's work for the emancipation of the serfs, securing for the peasants economic as well as personal freedom, and affording thcin facilities for quitting their peasant! sqipmunesiO :,})\ Alexander II (1818-16S1) authorised tho formation of committees for ameliorating the conditions of the peasants. The main point at issuo was whether the serfs should become agricultural labourers dependent economically and administratively on tho landlords or should bo transformed into l ™ I !J< l *P™dent communal proprietors. Tho Emperor decided in favour of tho latter project.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 5
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111THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 5
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