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which abolished serfdom in Russia, and overhauls in the justice system, local self-government, education, and military service.

Eastern question

As the Ottoman Empire steadily weakened during the 19th century, the Russian Empire stood poised to take advantage by expanding southward. In the 1850s, the British and the French Empires were allied with the Ottoman Empire and were determined to prevent that from happening.

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