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[–]Breadman 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Former serfs living in apartments for the first time, in the USSR; certainly felt more free than they had been under the Tsar.

Stop thinking in absolutes. The world is nuanced.

[–]jet199 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You know the serfs were emancipated in 1861, right?

[–]Breadman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Only formally