Alexander II of Russia Quote

Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.


speech in Moscow, 30 March 1856


Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.

Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.

Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.

Better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait till it begins to abolish itself from below.