She expanded serfdom.
Czar Alexander II freed the serfs in his empire in 1742. While they were freed, they were still very poor and still worked in terrible conditions.
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.
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.
Lenin was relentless in his belief that because Russia was a backward peasant nation that lacked technology, industry, and the accumulated culture required for surpassing the achievements of the Western capitalist countries. He believed the fate of his revolution was dependent upon of at least one of the advanced countries to have a communist revolution and come to the aid of Russia.
to help industrialize and modernize Russia
Created a new city to attract other culture influences
She expanded serfdom.
Russia abolished serfdom, which was a form of semi-feudal slavery, in 1861 under Tsar Alexander II. This decree freed over 23 million serfs and marked the end of serfdom in Russia.
Peter the Great!
he freed the serfs
Peter the Great was primarily responsible for attempting to modernize Russia. Peter the Great was Emperor of All Russia from 1721 to 1725.
Joseph Stalin started five year plans to modernize Russia.
Efforts to modernize Russia in the 19th century failed to protect the country from a revolution [APEX]
Russia's leaders and nobility had resisted social change.
One major reform movement that occurred in Russia was the Great Reforms, implemented by Tsar Alexander II in the mid-19th century. These reforms aimed to modernize and liberalize Russian society and included the abolition of serfdom, judicial and military reforms, and the establishment of local self-government institutions. While these reforms had some positive effects, such as freeing millions of peasants from serfdom, they also faced resistance, and ultimately failed to address the underlying social and political problems in Russia, leading to further unrest and eventually the Russian Revolution in 1917.
yes, Russia did.