Social
- Alexander's reforms did not satisfy liberals and radicals who wanted a parliamentary democracy and the freedom of expression that was enjoyed in the U.S.
- 1864 Alexander allowed each district to set up a Zemstvo : which were local councils with powers to provide roads, schools, and medical services
- the right to elect members was restricted to the wealthy
- Agricultural reforms disappointed the peasants
- Took peasants nearly 20 years obtain their land and may were forced to pay more than the land was wroth and others were given inadequate amounts of their needs
- Some reforms favored a policy of terrorism to obtain reform
- The peasants topped the population, they were under the tight control of the nobility with no freedoms at all
- The serfdom turned into a problem threatening the Tsar
The whole Russia was largely not industrialized, economy could hardly be developed - The farming population attributed to the inadequate supply of labors, worsening the economics progress at the same time
- The censorship was tight