Shane O'Rourke
Senior Lecturer in History who specialises in Russian social and political history; addresses the mechanics and consequences of the 1861 emancipation and subsequent reforms.
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May 17, 2018 • 50min
The Emancipation of the Serfs
Shane O'Rourke, historian of Russian social and political life; Simon Dixon, expert on Muscovite and Imperial Russia; Sarah Hudspith, scholar of 19th‑century Russian literature and peasant culture. They explore the origins and scale of serfdom, daily serf life and literary responses, the politics behind the 1861 reform, its terms and practical limits, and the social and cultural consequences that followed.
