What Enduring Obstacle Prevented the Development of a Free, Mobile

question 59

Multiple Choice

What enduring obstacle prevented the development of a free, mobile labor force even after Alexander II's Great Reforms?

• A) The policy of lengthy military conscription that kept men in the army for twenty-five years
• B) The lack of sufficient infrastructure, especially roads and rail transport
• C) The fact that the zemstvos often denied former serfs' requests for permission to move
• D) The fact that former serfs remained tied to a system of communal landowning and decision making

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