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They knew perfectly well how difficult it would be to pay the redemption tax for the land, which was in reality an indemnity to the nobles in lieu of the obligations of serfdom.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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Kropotkin highlights the peasants' awareness of the financial burdens following emancipation.
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