zemli

Updated: June 21, 2025

Since the Emancipation in 1861 the population has nearly doubled, whilst the amount of Communal land has remained the same. It is not surprising, therefore, that when talking with peasants about their actual condition, one constantly hears the despairing cry, "Zemli malo!" Already the Communal allotment is too small for our wants, and the land outside is doubling and trebling in price!

Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace - Russia