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Follow-up question: who freed the serfs of 19th century Russia? Here's another (not so) fun fact: over a million serfs were freed in 1959. "Serf" is actually g
by jmyeet 3mo ago
Follow-up question: who freed the serfs of 19th century Russia?
Here's another (not so) fun fact: over a million serfs were freed in 1959. "Serf" is actually generous because these serfs could be traded like property. You know, like slaves. Where was this? Tibet [1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfs%27_Emancipation_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfs%27_Emancipation_Day
- stasomatic 3mo agoCan't say for sure, we were taught from the Soviet perspective and that class was 40 years ago. It was kind of a preemptive measure from Alexander II to prevent an uprising and perhaps in hopes to industrialize the empire. Never knew about Tibet, thanks.