RE: Democratic Party drops "God" in its platform
September 7, 2012 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2012 at 4:45 pm by cratehorus.)
(September 7, 2012 at 4:28 pm)Chuck Wrote: Serfs are not slaves, let's not be loose with terminology. Serfs are tied to the land and can not be sold separately as independent property.
Serfdom is considered a form of slavery
Quote:Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism. It was a condition of bondage or modified slavery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom
(September 7, 2012 at 4:22 pm)Chuck Wrote:(September 7, 2012 at 4:09 pm)cratehorus Wrote: His father was a slave, so it's difficult to tell, he was born in Russia, though
His father was not a slave, but a rather well-to-do private school teacher.
Yes you're right I'm mixing up his grandfather with his father, his father was a teacher and his grandfather was the one who was born a slave, who was either Tatar or Kalmyk, lenin's grandmother was anna who was kalmyk
does anyone have a better source for this?