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> Poland was liberal for it's time, yes, albeit only for the szlachta, a large part of the population that belonged to the privileged class of nobility. Peasant
by krzyk 8y ago
> Poland was liberal for it's time, yes, albeit only for the szlachta, a large part of the population that belonged to the privileged class of nobility. Peasants had not so much to gain access these times, especially in the former parts of Poland that are now Ukraine.
Just a note on the szlachta numbers - it was about 10% of the population.
- ajuc 8y agoLess if you count Lithuania. And only men had voting rights, so half of that. But yeah, it was ahead of time.
- anthonybsd 8y ago> And only women had voting rights, so half of that. Men :) Only men had voting rights.
- ajuc 8y agoYeah, you know what I meant.