Serf's weren't freed and the modern life has nothing to compare with the middle ages.
Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs. He didn't free them entirely though. Serfs were bound to the land they worked on rather to the owners of the land. Alexander II had the Russian government buy some land from the owners and gave the land to the "freed" serfs in collective in each village. The serf remained bond to the land until he repaid the government the money it had paid to the owners over a 49 year period of time. A serf could leave the land but would have no land to work.
Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs in 1861, but the serfs were still bound to the land for another 49 years. The Russian government took land from the landowners and paid them for it. This land was put into collectives and each serf had to make enough money over the next 49 years to repay the government the money it had given to the landowners. Once the debt was paid off the serf was free to leave if he wanted. Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.
Because they didnt want to tell the serfs that they were slaves and would want to promise them freedom in a way that is really hard to active because they knew that they couldnt do it
1) If a serf could run away for a year and one day, it was considered free. 2) if the noble gave the serf permission, it could stop working on the land
Serf's weren't freed and the modern life has nothing to compare with the middle ages.
Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs. He didn't free them entirely though. Serfs were bound to the land they worked on rather to the owners of the land. Alexander II had the Russian government buy some land from the owners and gave the land to the "freed" serfs in collective in each village. The serf remained bond to the land until he repaid the government the money it had paid to the owners over a 49 year period of time. A serf could leave the land but would have no land to work.
Tsar Alexander II "freed" the serfs in 1861, but the serfs were still bound to the land for another 49 years. The Russian government took land from the landowners and paid them for it. This land was put into collectives and each serf had to make enough money over the next 49 years to repay the government the money it had given to the landowners. Once the debt was paid off the serf was free to leave if he wanted. Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.
Because they didnt want to tell the serfs that they were slaves and would want to promise them freedom in a way that is really hard to active because they knew that they couldnt do it
AnswerA poor peasont who works on the land of a manor who has no rights (he/she can't even get married without permission) until he/she can buy his own piece of land OR the serf can be freed by living in a city for one year and one day. Serfs are NOT slaves, although they have a lot in common! MoreSerfs did have rights. There is a link below to a related question, "What was a life for a serf?"There is also a link below to a part of an article that deals with different kinds of peasants, including serfs.
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1) If a serf could run away for a year and one day, it was considered free. 2) if the noble gave the serf permission, it could stop working on the land
When Alexander II freed the serfs (peasants) in Russia in 1861. The serfs were never truly freed. The Russian government bought land from the landowners to give to the serfs, but the serfs were required to repay the Russian government. These repayments took 49 years and the serfs stayed on the land until it was fully repaid.
APEX: the answer is- The Russian serf system arose as peasants fled to the protection of large landowners to avoid Mongol taxes.
he gained his freedom
The serf could runaway, but the serf had to runaway for 366 days, which is a year and one day.If he or she could do that they were considered free. But most serfs didn't because if they ran away they would be poor and wouldn't have the lord's protection. They could also buy there freedom but the serfs were really poor so they couldn't really buy their freedom.
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