RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
MAJOR EVENTS IN PRE REVOLUTION RUSSIA
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land holder
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noble
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peasant
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aristocrat
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Detailed explanation-1: -boyar, Russian Boyarin, plural Boyare, member of the upper stratum of medieval Russian society and state administration.
Detailed explanation-2: -The etymology of the term comes from the word battle (, boj); the boyars of Serbia were literally “men for the battle” or the warrior class, in contrast to the peasants; they could own land but were obliged to defend it and fight for the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -A boyar was an Eastern European noble who served under a prince. Russian boyars were leaders in government and the military, as well as acting as advisors to the prince. As members of the aristocracy and wealthy landowners, boyars had considerable power and status in the ruling nobility.
Detailed explanation-4: -SERFS AND BOYARS They formally existed between the tenth and seventeenth centuries and were abolished as a class by Peter the Great but lived as kind of Russian aristocracy. The Boyars were the old Russian nobility-usually landlords with estates and privileges. They were often involved in commercial activities.