When Tsar Alexander II emancipated Russia's serfs, he also forced landowners to pay them reparations for generations of exploited labor.

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Tsar Alexander II's emancipation reform in 1861 freed the serfs but did not require landowners to pay reparations for past labor exploitation. Instead, the serfs had to buy land from their former owners, often at high prices, through government-facilitated payments.

When Tsar Alexander II Emancipated Russia's Serfs, He Also Forced