Emancipation

Pre-Emancipation peasant life

• mir (commune)
• skhod (assembly)
• tiaglo/tiagla (work unit/work units)
• repartitional land commune
• soul tax
• obrok (quitrent)
• barshchina (labor duties)
• otkhod (work off the land)

Emancipation

• Secret Committee on the Peasant Question
• Main Committee
• Editing Commission
• Emancipation Manifesto
  • transitional period
  • temporary obligation
  • redemption process