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Looking for info on the day to day life of 12th Century slaves around Eastern Europe i.e. The Ukraine or the Slovak region.
In some places, the former surfs could demand high wages because they were in demand.
This is not true. Check out Yaroslav the Wise and his laws. Also keep in mind Russia had close ties with Byzantium, imported Greek bishops, excelled in art and architecture, and considered Moscow to be the third Rome. There's also the case of Novgorod, which was part of the Hanseatic League and was governed by an assembly known as the veche, which elected a prince and regularly booted out princes they didn't like. Early democracy.That's an interesting fact, though I do know Eastern Europe has always been behind Western Europe in developing economically and politically.
This is not true