How Did Russia Change The American Labor System Between 1750 And 1914

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Between 1750 and 1914, Western Europe was industrializing. Russian Empire, after their failures in the Crimean War, decided that it was time for reform. As a result, Russia dramatically changed its labor system, such as emancipation of the serfs and industrialization. However, while there were these changes, Russian serfs still saw little change in their quality of life. Serfs were essentially tied to the land and worked without pay. While serfs could private own land, they were still under the "control" of their lord and had to work the land whenever they were called upon by the lord. The Crimean War in the 1850s, in which Russia attempted to expand into Crimea to gain more control over the failing Ottoman Empire, gave the Russians a humiliating