41. So, the Walser were pioneers of the liberalisation from serfdom and feudalism. 42. Catherine did initiate some changes to serfdom , though. 43. Richard II agreed to reforms including fair rents and the abolition of serfdom . 44. Even before emancipation in 1861, serfdom was on the wane in Russia. 45. The abolition of serfdom aggravated property inequalities between the inhabitants of Izhevsky Zavod. 46. "In my childhood and teenage years I witnessed serfdom at its worst. 47. Like many of his educated contemporaries, he was particularly opposed to serfdom . 48. Yet conditions were improving as serfdom was breaking down. 49. These debts made many peasants return to a life of semi-serfdom . 50. He viewed press censorship, serfdom , and capital punishment as Western influences.
