Yuriev Day peasant departure rule
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The Yuriev Day peasant departure rule was a late 15th-century Russian legal provision that briefly allowed peasants to move from one landowner to another only during a narrowly defined annual period, marking an early step toward the later system of serfdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical legal norm
ⓘ
legal provision ⓘ |
| allows | peasant movement between landowners ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | late medieval Russian lands ⓘ |
| associatedDate | Yuriev Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broaderProcess |
consolidation of centralized Muscovite state
ⓘ
gradual restriction of peasant rights ⓘ |
| consequenceOfViolation |
compensation claims by landowners
ⓘ
legal penalties for peasants ⓘ |
| country | Grand Duchy of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines | time limits for peasant departure ⓘ |
| departureWindow | narrow annual period ⓘ |
| duration | applied for a limited historical period ⓘ |
| economicContext | feudal agrarian economy ⓘ |
| effect |
limited peasant freedom of movement
ⓘ
strengthened control of landowners over peasants ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | local officials ⓘ |
| historicalField |
Russian legal history
ⓘ
Russian social history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early step toward Russian serfdom
ⓘ
transition from freer peasant status to bondage ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Muscovite authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Old Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory rule ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Muscovite law ⓘ |
| precedes | full legal enserfment of peasants in Russia ⓘ |
| purpose | regulation of peasant departures to protect landowners’ interests ⓘ |
| regulates |
peasant mobility
ⓘ
relations between peasants and landowners ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Muscovite agrarian law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
serfdom in Russia ⓘ |
| religiousCalendarContext | Orthodox liturgical calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictionType | temporal restriction on departure ⓘ |
| socialClassAffected |
landowning nobility
ⓘ
peasants ⓘ |
| sourceType | law codes and princely decrees ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 15th century ⓘ |
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