The large-scale historical drama "Birth of an Empire" shows success at the box office - and we continue to publish a series of episodes of the Russian Radio University program "Peter the Great and His Empire".
Prince Historian: Under Peter I, the conscript left serfdom forever -. "It didn't materialize right away."
The author of the series, doctor of historical sciences, professor from the Moscow Economic Institute, honorary worker of higher professional education in Russia Igor Kniazki:.
"In 1705, recruitment began, a new army was created. Recruiting is a completely unfamiliar concept to the people. Dacha men were recruited from time to time, then disbanded, then soldier service until the end of his life. The fact that at the same time the former serf enters a new stratum, and will never return to his serfdom, is not an immediate matter for a soldier, it is not simply a soldier's service. But it can't be easy if the service soldier is easy, it won't be an army.
The people run. Where to run? That's the closest to Kevin Don. Peter is worried about it. When a man escapes, it's not pleasant to himself. But when a recruiter escapes, i.e., a man who is supposed to become a soldier is already recruited into the army, it is actually called an ark. This type of character is very common. It doesn't mean it's massive, but it's pretty noticeable. How can we build an army if we hang with such things? ".
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