Serfs were peasants in feudal Russia who were bound to the land and owned by the nobility. They were not free and had to work for their noble landlords without receiving wages.
Nobility: The upper class in feudal Russia who owned the land and controlled the serfs.
Feudalism: A social and economic system prevalent in medieval Europe where land was owned by nobles, and peasants (serfs) worked on that land.
Emancipation: The act of setting someone free from bondage or slavery.
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