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From the wiki article: > Scholars believe that the Novgorod Republic had an unusually high level of literacy for the time, with literacy apparently widespread

by skzv 1y ago

From the wiki article: > Scholars believe that the Novgorod Republic had an unusually high level of literacy for the time, with literacy apparently widespread throughout different classes and among both sexes.

vik0 1y ago
I read that too and I was surprised, but then the first thing that popped into my mind was that this is probably a case of survivorship bias
nkrisc 1y ago
Ah, I missed that important bit.