Slavery in Siberia. The inconvenient truth of colonization

Опубликовано: 08 Февраль 2026
на канале: History without pseudoscience | LETA
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It is commonly believed that Siberia was one of the few regions of Russia where serfdom did not exist and the population was free. This supposedly explains the Siberians' wealth and unique mentality, which was unwilling to submit to anyone.
However, this is a significant exaggeration and mythologization; the reality was quite different.

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Time codes:
0:15 The myth of a slave-free Siberia
0:45 Siberian peoples as objects of exploitation
1:30 Cossacks - the main trading agents of the slave trade
2:00 Cattle shortage and its replacement by slaves
5:25 American Indians and Siberian aborigines differed little in their lives and fates
6:45 The shortage of women in Siberia and the institution of concubines
8:45 The mass market of women in Siberia from Aboriginal
11:45 Siberian Cossacks turned into a parasitic class engaged only in war
14:20 How slavery disappeared in Siberia

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