Belorussia is essentially a nation of peasants…

1852 CE to 1863 CE

Belorussia is essentially a nation of peasants and landlords at the time serfdom is abolished in the Russian Empire in 1861.

Although they have their freedom, the peasants have little else: they remain poor and largely landless.

The imposition of the Russian language, the Orthodox religion, heavy taxes, and military service lasting twenty-five years make the past under Polish rule seem better than the present under the tsars.

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Brest Brest Belarus View →

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Nicholas I View →

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Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Christians, Eastern Catholic (Uniate) View → Belarusians (East Slavs) View → Russian Empire View → Mogilev Governorate View → Minsk Governorate View → Grodno Governorate View → Vitebsk Governorate View →

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Language View → Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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