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In general, the children of serfs were also serfs. This was not quite like slavery, however, because bright children could be educated and enter monasteries, and children who were not so bright could often enter monasteries as workers. There were other paths out of serfdom, also, such as just running away, and if a serf ran off to a chartered town or city and stayed away for a year, he or she was considered free.
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Were there any women serfs?
Yes. Male and female serfs married, and their children were born into serfdom.
What is Serfdom?
serfs where like slaves but they could leave serfdom is like slavery but the serfs could leave they just wouldn't have a place to live as they did being a serf to someones home
How did Catherine the Great end serfdom in Russia?
Catherine the Great ended serfdom in Russia by issuing a manifesto in 1767 that allowed landowners to free their serfs voluntarily. This was followed by further reforms in 1785 that granted serfs more rights and protections.
The most important action of Alexander II was to?
He was responsible for the emancipation of the serfs and other important reforms that modernized and Westernized Russia's institutions.Abolish serfdom
Did Peter the Great free the serfs yes or no?
No, he did not. Tsar Alexander II freed the serfs. Peter made some advances in serfdom. He said families coudl not be pulled apart and sold and he would not let serf owners retain their estates if they were excessively cruel. But the reforms he made in the dress and manners of Russians applied only to aristocrats and in the end without wanting to he started the two culture system in Russia leading to further abuse and a revolution. He believed that serfs belonged on the land but allowed factory owners to have serfs and also made prostitutes in lieu of jail, work in factories. Serfdom as an uncommon institution in Russia had existed since 1000. But real serfdom where the serfs could not leave, had to pay an aristocrat, and owners were given 15 years to find escapees had only been in existance for 150 years before Peter was born. They were freed in 1861, 178 years after Peter was born.
