alt Hacker NewsRussia - 1861. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia
It's curious that serfdom rarely comes up. Not exactly slavery, but was, practically. Not conquered peoples, not POWs, "just local peasants".
Russia - 1861. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia
It's curious that serfdom rarely comes up. Not exactly slavery, but was, practically. Not conquered peoples, not POWs, "just local peasants".
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