Serfs were 'slaves'. They worked on the estates of the nobles. They could be punished in any form by the nobles. They could even be sold as possessions by the nobles. Besides the serfs, there was a very small middle class in the towns. They were discontented with the backwardness of Russia. When Alexander III died in 1894, he was succeeded by his son, Nicholas II...
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He was the last Tsar. He still believed that it was his duty to uphold the principle of autocracy, but he was unsuited to be an autocrat. He was weak and indecisive in character. He easily succumbed to the influences of stronger personalities--the most important one was his wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra. She was eager to preserve the full autocratic power for her husband...
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