Paul Sorrells

11%
Flag icon
In Russia peasants on state land were given limited title to it, later converted into freehold in return for a redemption fee payable according to a schedule that envisaged payments on an annual basis all the way up to 1931. In parts of Germany, peasants were still making redemption payments in the early 1920s.
The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815–1914 (The Penguin History of Europe Book 7)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Preview