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  Kholop
kholop was an object, rather than a subject, of law: for taking the life of a
kholop one paid a monetary fine known as prodazha, not a
kholop's master was responsible for any crime committed by him.
www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/K/H/KholopIT.htm   (235 words)

  
 Kievan Rus Database (Class: Kholops)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The kholop was regarded as a thing -- the private property of the owner, not a person.
Usually kholops were not settled on the land, free peasants were instead.
The kholops did not constitute the main labor force in the economies of the princes, the boyars or the Church.
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 KHOLOP Articles Kholops (?????? in Russian) were fe
The master, however, was responsible for kholop's actions, such as insulting the free people, stealing etc. A person could become a kholop as a result of capture, selling ownself, being sold for debts or committed crimes, and marriage to a kholop.
Some part of the kholops, mainly from among the house serfs, replenished the ranks of the princely servants (including those in the military), engaged themselves in different trades, farming, or administrative activities.
Those kholops, who had been house serfs, were subject to poll tax in 1722-1724 and became a part of regular serfs.
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 Slavery in medieval Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kholop's master had unlimited power over his life, e.g., he could kill him, sell him, or pay his way out of debt with him.
The master, however, was responsible for kholop's actions, such as insulting the free people, stealing etc. A person could become a kholop as a result of capture, selling oneself, being sold for debts or committed crimes, and marriage to a kholop.
The institution of serfdom in medieval Europe was weaker than chattel slavery; serfs were obliged to serve or work the land for their master, but were not chattel property.
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 Russian History SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONS: chronology, Bright Persons, Great Events, Historical link and books
A kholop could be even killed without any legal consequences.
With time kholops were even given land parcels in return for labour and other feudal dues; this of course to some extent improved their situation.
On the other hand the influx of the slaves persisted over a considerable period of time, as they were brought from numerous military expeditions.
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