Question

Russia's leader, Czar Alexander II tried to modernize

Russian society in the late 19th century. One of his major
accomplishments was ending serfdom, a forced-labor
system similar to slavery. However, Alexander II was
assassinated in 1881, and the czars that followed him
reversed many of his reforms. These leaders were so
harsh that a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks
eventually rebelled against them and overthrew the
Russian government in 1917.
Which statement best describes the main idea of the passage?​

Answer 1

I would think the main idea was that trying to modernize Russia did not stop a revolution from happening

Answer 2

Russia's leader, Czar Alexander II tried to modernize Russian society in the late 19th century.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alexander II went down in history as a monarch-reformer. A number of historians call him the initiator of the most ambitious reforms in Russia since the time of Peter I. As a result of these reforms, the state changed visually and finally. It really embarked on a new path of development.