What was the result of the enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction?
a. They succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.
b. They succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.
c. They instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.
d. They accomplished little due to heavy opposition and were soon forgotten.
e. They abolished three-fourths of the Russian army.
d
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