Talk:Hiraga Saito/@comment-24439116-20140119023736/@comment-25016767-20140603031924

Yeah, serfs had it really bad. At best they were livestock that could get uppity. In Russia, they were bought and sold but never blatantly called slaves. It is really quite terrifying if you look deeply at how they were treated. In fact in some regions horses were more valuable than the people. Horses were stronger and more obedient beasts of burden.