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In Our Time

The Emancipation of the Serfs

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Tsar Alexander II's 1861 decree that freed 30 million Russians from serfdom, an act of reform that followed Russia's defeat in the Crimean War. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Participant:
Sarah Hudspith
Participant:
Simon Dixon
Participant:
Shane O'Rourke