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How did Catherine the Great change Russia?
She expanded serfdom.
Which czar ended serfdom and sought to build railroads and industry in an effort to modernize Russia?
Alexander II
Was Russia the last European country to abolish serfdom?
It would possibly depend upon your definition of "Serfdom", but I believe the 1917 revolution and subsequent overthrow of the Tsar effectively ended Serfdom in Russia by any definition. The pre-revolutionary Russian economy was heavily dependent on free labour, which was augmented by exiled prisoner labour. Earlier attempts at freeing the Serfs during the Romanov Dynasty ended in unpleasantness and the Serfs not being freed.
What year was Russia's constitution approved?
Russia Constitution was approved on 12 of august in 1993.
Why was russia slow to modernize?
It was decimated by barbarians until well into the 1500s. After that, Ivan the Terrible helped unite Russia and start a dynasty, but the tzars in power were some of the most oppressive monarchs in all of Europe, and serfdom was still common until almost the 20th century.
