And the market for finished goods was narrowly constricted byserfdom.
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The regional variations in rates of natural increase continued after the abolition ofserfdomin 1861.
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The two sections which follow concentrate on slavery andserfdomrespectively.
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The institution ofserfdomsharply restricted the development of a domestic market.
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The extension ofserfdomto the newly occupied territories was practiced with reserve and in the early nineteenth century was legally forbidden.
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Beforeserfdomwas abolished in 1861, moreover, nobles owned and exploited around half the peasantry.
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This was a somewhat novel idea in a country where land surplus and labour shortage had linked land and labour in the institution ofserfdom.
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While it is possible that certain cultural norms played a role here, there is another, even more obvious, factor that must be considered : the institution ofserfdom.
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Serfdomhampered locational as well as social mobility.
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Unfortunately, the high street banks today are what the barons were in medieval times, for they force us into financialserfdom.
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It is the difference between freedom andserfdom.
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A toft was a homestead, indicating theserfdomof mediaeval fishermen of the area.
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On the other hand, they are symbolic to the other side ofserfdomand of the introduction of totalitarianism.
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No doubt he represents an area where there are many tied cottages, whose tenants know a great deal aboutserfdom.
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Now that the separatist challenge appears distant, that same trumpeted public sector housing success is labelled "serfdom".
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