Reforms In Prussia, Russia, And Austria And Their Impact

What reforms were implemented in Prussia, Russia, and Austria and what was their impact? Reforms that were implemented in Prussia, Russia, and Austria included more religious and educational opportunities, domestic reform, and the elimination of serfdom. The impact these reforms had in Prussia, Russia, and Austria was that reforms were made based on Enlightenment ideas but they were not fully followed through with completely positive actions.

Additionally, the reforms that were implemented in Prussia by Fredrick the Great included religious tolerance, enhanced education, elimination of torture on performed on prisoners, and free speech. Prussia was also the very first country to decide to begin public education that began with elementary school ages. According to the reading, “However, Frederick did not free the serfs of Prussia; instead he extended the privileges of the nobility over them” (Wiesner-Hanks et al., 2021, p. 575). Despite Fredrick the Great’s reforms he did not choose to allow the serfs of Prussia to be free.

There are similarities in the efforts Fredrick the Great tried to implement in Prussia with what Catherine the Great also tried to implement but in Russia. According to the reading, “Catherine gave nobles absolute control of their serfs and extended serfdom into new areas” (Wiesner-Hanks et al., 2021, p. 575). Similarly to Fredrick the Great Catherine the Great also chose to give more control of serfs to