Tsar Alexander II emancipating the serfs
Card commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Emancipation of the serfs (in 1911). The card features words from the Manifesto of 19th February 1861: Cross yourself, Orthodox people, and ask for God's blessing for your freed labour, the guarantee of your domestic well-being and benefit for society
Picture No
10284404
Media ID
46062968
Size
4640px x 3280px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / John Massey Stewart Collection
Source
Reproduction on a postcard
Date
1861
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Announcement Emancipation Manifesto Peasantry Peasants Serf Serfdom Serfs
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