Soon after the conclusion of peace, important changes were made in legislation concerning industry and commerce, and the new freedom thus afforded produced a large number of limited liability companies. Plans were formed for building a great network of railways, partly for the purpose of developing the natural resources of the country, and partly for the purpose of increasing its power for defense and attack. The existence of serfdom was tackled boldly, taking advantage of a petition presented by the Polish landed proprietors of the Lithuanian provinces and, hoping that their relations with the serfs might be regulated in a more satisfactory way (meaning in a way more satisfactory for the proprietors), he authorized the formation of committees "for ameliorating the condition of the peasants," and laid down the principles on which the amelioration was to be effected. This step had been followed by one even more significant. Without consulting his ordinary advisers, Alexander ordered the Minister of the Interior to send a circular to the provincial governors of European Russia (serfdom was rare in other parts), containing a copy of the instructions forwarded to the Governor-General of Lithuania, praising the supposed generous, patriotic intentions of the Lithuanian landed proprietors, and suggesting that perhaps the landed proprietors of other provinces might express a similar desire. The hint was taken: in all provinces where serfdom existed, emancipation committees were formed. The emancipation was not merely a humanitarian question capable of being solved instantaneously by imperial ukase. It contained very complicated problems, deeply affecting the economic, social and political future of the nation. Alexander had to choose between the different measures recommended to him and decide if the serfs would become agricultural laborers dependent economically and administratively on the landlords or if the serfs would be transformed into a class of independent communal proprietors. The emperor gave his support to the latter project, and the Russian peasantry became one of the last groups of peasants in Europe to shake off serfdom. The architects of the emancipation manifesto were Alexander's brother Konstantin, Yakov Rostovtsev, and Nikolay Milyutin. On 3 March 1861, 6 years after his accession, the emancipation law was signed and published. 

According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "Who authorized the formation of committees "for ameliorating the condition of the peasants"?" is "The Governor-General of Lithuania"?

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- yes
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Strax efter fredens slut gjordes viktiga förändringar i lagstiftningen rörande industri och handel, och den nya frihet, som sålunda gavs, medförde ett stort antal aktiebolag. Planer bildades för att bygga upp ett stort nät av järnvägar, dels i syfte att utveckla landets naturresurser, dels i syfte att öka dess makt till försvar och anfall. De polska godsägarna i de litauiska provinserna tog till vara livegenskapens existens med djärvhet och utnyttjade en framställning som lagts fram av de litauiska provinsernas polska godsägare och, i hopp om att deras förbindelser med de livegna skulle kunna regleras på ett mer tillfredsställande sätt (vilket betyder att de var mer tillfredsställande för ägarna), godkände han bildandet av kommittéer "för att förbättra böndernas villkor" och fastställde de principer på vilka förbättringen skulle genomföras. Detta steg hade följts av ett ännu mera betydande. Utan att rådfråga sina vanliga rådgivare beordrade Alexander inrikesministern att skicka ett cirkulär till de europeiska Rysslands provinsguvernörer (serfdom var sällsynt i andra delar), innehållande en kopia av de instruktioner som vidarebefordrats till Litauens generalguvernör, som prisade de litauiska godsägarnas förmodade generösa, patriotiska avsikter och som antyder att landägarna i andra provinser kanske skulle kunna uttrycka en liknande önskan. Vinken togs: i alla provinser där livegenskapen existerade bildades frigörelsekommittéer. Emancipationen var inte bara en humanitär fråga som kunde lösas omedelbart av den kejserliga ukasen. Den innehöll mycket komplicerade problem, som djupt påverkade nationens ekonomiska, sociala och politiska framtid. Alexander var tvungen att välja mellan de olika åtgärder som rekommenderades honom och besluta om de livegna skulle bli jordbruksarbetare som ekonomiskt och administrativt var beroende av godsägarna eller om de livegna skulle omvandlas till en klass av oberoende kommunala ägare. Kejsaren gav sitt stöd till det senare projektet, och den ryska bondeklassen blev en av de sista grupperna av bönder i Europa att skaka av sig livegenskapen. Arkitekterna till emancipationsmanifestet var Alexanders bror Konstantin, Jakov Rostovtsev, och Nikolay Miljutin. Den 3 mars 1861, 6 år efter hans anslutning, undertecknades och publicerades emancipationslagen. Det korrekta svaret på frågan "Vem godkände bildandet av kommittéer "för att förbättra böndernas tillstånd" är enligt paragrafen ovan. Är det Litauens generalguvernör? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Soon after the end of peace, important changes were made to legislation on industry and trade, and the new freedom thus given brought a large number of limited companies. Plans were formed to build a large network of railways, partly for the purpose of developing the country's natural resources, and partly for the purpose of increasing its power in defence and attack. The Polish landlords of the Lithuanian provinces took advantage of the existence of serfdom boldly and took advantage of a petition presented by the Polish landlords of the Lithuanian provinces and, hoping that their relations with the serfs could be regulated more satisfactorily (meaning they were more satisfactory to the owners), he approved the formation of committees "to improve the conditions of the peasants" and set out the principles on which the improvement would be carried out. This step had been followed by an even more significant one. Without consulting his usual advisors, Alexander ordered the Minister of the Interior to send a circular to the provincial governors of European Russia (serfdom was rare in other parts), containing a copy of the instructions forwarded to the Governor-General of Lithuania, praising the supposed generous, patriotic intentions of the Lithuanian landlords and suggesting that the landowners of other provinces might express a similar wish. The wave was taken: in all provinces where serfdom existed, liberation committees were formed. Emancipation was not just a humanitarian issue that could be resolved immediately by the imperial ukas. It contained very complicated problems that deeply affected the economic, social, and political future of the nation. Alexander had to choose between the various measures recommended to him and decide whether the serfs would become agricultural workers who were economically and administratively dependent on the landlords or whether the serfs would be converted into a class of independent municipal owners. The Emperor supported the latter project, and the Russian peasantry became one of the last groups of peasants in Europe to shake off serfdom. The architects of the emancipation manifesto were Alexander's brother Konstantin, Yakov Rostovtsev, and Nikolay Miljutin. On 3 March 1861, 6 years after his accession, the Emancipation Act was signed and published. The correct answer to the question "Who approved the formation of committees "to improve the condition of the peasants" is as stated above. Is that the Governor-General of Lithuania? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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