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A peasant is a farmer. Most peasants were poor, and most worked land owned by someone else, but not all.
Poor peasants who worked the land of lords are most commonly referred to as serfs. Serfs did not pay rent, and were required to provide labor for the lord. They also were not free to move away from the manor on which they worked, though they were not slaves. They had some important rights that provided for their security, and they could not legally be forced to leave the manor unless they broke a law or failed to do their duties. Serfs were also called villeins.
Certain serfs who had fewer rights were called cottagers or bordars, though the exact legal situation of bordars may not be entirely understood.
Some medieval societies allowed slavery, but not all.
Freemen worked land they rented, and they had contracts like leases.
Yeomen were peasants who owned their own land. They did not owe duties to a lord, but had to be prepared for military service as archers (at least in England).
Wealthy peasants were called "kulaks." The name comes from the Russian word for "fist." The name originated prior to the Revolutions of 1917 and carried on into the Stalinist era. Stalin made a concerted effort to purge the Soviet Union of this class of landowners.
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The Soviet Union's powerful army was called the?
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army - or simply The Red ArmyBeginning in February 1946 and until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, its official name was "Soviet Army".
How did the maoists win the civil war?
They appealed to the peasants and had support from the Soviet Union
What is a citizen of the Soviet Union called?
A Soviet.
How did Joseph Stalin's Five-Year Plans affect the Soviet Union?
Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
What does Soviet Union stand for?
The workers' councils of the Russian Revolution in 1917 were called Soviets. The "Soviet Union" is short for the "Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics."
The Soviet Union's powerful army was called the?
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army - or simply The Red ArmyBeginning in February 1946 and until the dissolution of the Soviet Union, its official name was "Soviet Army".
What is another name for a wealthy Russian peasant?
A wealthy Russian peasant may also be referred to as a kulak. Kulaks were prosperous peasants in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union who owned larger farms and often employed laborers.
How did the maoists win the civil war?
They appealed to the peasants and had support from the Soviet Union
How did Joseph Stalin five's plans affect the Soviet Union?
Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
What is a citizen of the Soviet Union called?
A Soviet.
What does Soviet Union stand for?
The workers' councils of the Russian Revolution in 1917 were called Soviets. The "Soviet Union" is short for the "Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics."
How did Joseph Stalin's Five-Year Plans affect the Soviet Union?
Millions of Soviet peasants starved to death when collective agriculture failed.
What happened to peasants who refused to move to collectivization?
I assume you are referring to the early days of the Soviet Union. They were shot or sent to Siberia.
Afghanistan soldiers who fought the Soviet Union called?
soviet worriors
The Axis powers invaded the Soviet Union in a mission called what?
The German invasion of the Soviet Union during WW2 was called Operation Barbarossa.
Why did Russian and Ukrainian peasants migrated to Tajikistan?
Russian and Ukrainian peasants migrated to Tajikistan during Soviet times as part of Soviet government-sponsored initiatives to populate and develop remote regions of the Soviet Union. They were encouraged to move to Tajikistan to work on farms and contribute to agricultural development in the region.
What was the currency called in the Soviet Union?
The Ruble
