Drafted labour
Labor, some of it voluntary and some of it drafted-peasants, Cossacks, soldiers, prisoners, and exiles-came chiefly from local sources. When necessary, chiefly for skilled work, laborers were brought in from
European Russia and the West.
Sergei Witte and the twilight of imperial Russia : a biography by Harcave, Sidney
What does drafred labour mean? Does it apply to Cossacks, soldiers too?
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Vladv What does drafred labour mean? Shanghaied. A gang of toughs comes and drags you away by force to make you do labor under guard.
- Vladv What does drafred labour mean?
- Shanghaied.
- A gang of toughs comes and drags you away by force to make you do labor under guard.
- Vladv Does it apply to Cossacks, soldiers too?
- The people on the writer's list, "peasants, Cossacks, soldiers, prisoners, and exiles", were the ones drafted.
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VladvWhat does drafred labour mean?
Shanghaied. A gang of toughs comes and drags you away by force to make you do labor under guard.
VladvDoes it apply to Cossacks, soldiers too?
The people on the writer's list, "peasants, Cossacks, soldiers, prisoners, and exiles", were the ones drafted.
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