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A clear, pointed review of Russian serfdom and the reforms that tested Catherine's enlightened image.
Episode 89 sets Russian serfdom against Catherine's legal reforms and the Nakaz, pressing on what enlightened rule could mean in a society where most ethnic Russians were still bound by systems of practical and legal enslavement.
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You want to know what Catherine's enlightenment looked like when serfs could be flogged before their families.
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