defeat of Russia during this war emphasized a need for significant reform as many as 500,000 Russian soldiers died due to poor health, illness and disease that sparked due to their ‘serf’ status. They were so harshly defeated because the British, French and Turkish forces they were fighting didn’t have armies of serfs and had advanced weaponry and machinery.
Modernization was sought in the end of serfdom, liberalization of the legal system, education and military reforms.
War was a major catalyst…
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