[DOC] [TLE] Emancipation reform of 1861 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of 
liberal reforms effected during the reign (1855-1881) of Emperor Alexander II of 
Russia. The reform effectively abolished serfdom throughout the Russian Empire. 
The 1861 Emancipation Manifesto proclaimed the emancipation of the serfs ... 
The serfs were emancipated in 1861, following a speech given by Tsar... [DOC] [TLE] The Other Emancipation Proclamation - The New York Times [PAR] Mar 2, 2011 ... The tall, bewhiskered Russian emperor differed in many respects from ... In fact, 
the czar's liberation of Russia's serfs may even have lent ... On the other hand, 
serfs were customarily required to labor for their .... When, more than a year after 
Alexander's, Lincoln issued his own Emancipation Proclamation,... [DOC] [TLE] Comparing the Emancipation Proclamation & the Emancipation ... [PAR] Jun 18, 2013 ... The Proclamation directly The Russian EmancipationManifesto was issued ... 
Before the Russian Emancipation Manifesto was passed in 1861, ... Number of 
Embeds ... Lincoln personally disagreed with the ideaof slavery, and he was ... 
Ultimately serfs were given land to own, but could not leavethe area... [DOC] [TLE] Lithuanian Americans - History, Significant immigration waves ... [PAR] A number of Lithuanians immigrated to the New World before the American 
Revolution. ... These included the abolition of serfdom in 1861, which resulted in 
a rise in ... of Lithuanians lived in rural areas, and even fewerabout two percent
were ..... The first wave of Lithuanian immigration, which ended around 1920,... [DOC] [TLE] Comparing Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Alexander II's ... [PAR] Jun 7, 2013 ... Transcript of Comparing Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and ... Works Cited 
Background: Abraham Lincoln Civil War Caricature,... [DOC] [TLE] Tadeusz Kociuszko, Thaddeus Stevens and the Abolition of ... [PAR] Aug 26, 2015 ... Abolition in America was achieved thanks to the efforts of many, but one man ... 
The Eastern regions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (today Belarus) ... 
This was too much even for some of the most radical abolitionist ... At around the 
same time, Kociuszko faced the question of serf labor privately. [DOC] [TLE] "The Curious Entente Cordial: President Lincoln and Tsar Alexander ... [PAR] Aug 3, 2012 ... SOME 15 YEARS BEFORE Abraham Lincoln was elected president, ... for 
instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of 
hypocrisy." ... countries: the Russian peasantry in 1861, American slaves in 1863. 
Both leaders were tried by domestic unrest: the American Civil War in the... [DOC] [TLE] slavery facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] In New York City, slaves could not appear on the street after dark without a 
lighted lantern. ... Further, many settlers in the rural areas of the middle colonies 
were morally ..... In February 1861, with the abolition of slavery imminent, South 
Carolina ... On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, 
which... [DOC] [TLE] slavery | sociology | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 24, 2016 ... In some societies slaves were considered movable property, in others ... were 
sold into slavery by their parents, other relatives, or even ... Abraham Lincoln ... to 
exist without productive slavery; the known historical examples were ... was the 
Russian serf between about 1700 and 1861), whereas the slave... [DOC] [TLE] United States Relations with Russia: Establishment of Relations to ... [PAR] Although Dana arrived in August 1781, he left Russia in August 1783 without 
ever .... 1861-1865: U.S.-Russian Relations during the American Civil War ... 
However, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, that freed slaves in Union 
territory, raised .... Many Americans were already familiar with the former Grand 
Duke, who had... [DOC] [TLE] SAC 1855-1903 - University of Oregon [PAR] *--W. Bruce Lincoln, In the Vanguard of Reform: Russia's Enlightened ...... <>
1861se:Saint Petersburg | Circulation of revolutionary proclamation "To the ... 
think that without principles, taken as you say on faith, one can't take a step or 
even breathe. ... after serf

Question: Even without a proclamation from Lincoln, many Lithuanian serfs were given this around 1861
Answer: Emancipation