Changes in the Social Structure of Russian Society at the End of the Seventeenth and the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century
In recent years scholars have shown intense interest in the history of slavery in Russia. In their writings, E. N. Kushevaia, V. M. Paneiakh, E. I. Kolychevaia, A A. Zimin, and others have closely analyzed the socioeconomic position and legal status of slaves, the development of the institution of slavery and the part it played in enserfing the peasantry.1