When the revolution broke out in Poland it was generally believed in Russia that it would take a democratic, republican turn; and that the liberation of the serfs on a broad democratic basis would be the first thing which a revolutionary government, fighting for the independence of the country, would accomplish.
This statement reflects the hopes of many in Russia regarding the potential democratic outcomes of the Polish revolution.
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