Slavery in Lithuania Lithuania would sell slaves to foreign countries for the income. In 1383 Jogaila was accused of selling German slaves to Russian lands. In 1588 the third Statute of Lithuania was signed, which finally completely abolished slavery, but still promoted serfdom (see Serfdom in Poland#15th to 18th centuries for details). Only Emancipation reform of 1861 abolished serfdom in Lithuania, with exceptions of Palanga (in 1819) and Suvalkija (in 1807) where serfdom was already abolished earlier. According to the Walk Free Foundation's research done 2013 there is about 3,000 people in Lithuania suffering from contemporary slavery. Slavery in Lithuania Slavery in Lithuania
Secession in Russia interview with the magazine "Expert" in April 2005, the head of the presidential administration, Dmitry Medvedev said: In 2011, during a meeting of the government Commission for the development of the North Caucasian Federal District in Gudermes, Vladimir Putin said what would happen if the Caucasus suddenly left Russia: Secession in Russia The possible Dissolution of Russia is a hypothetical disintegration of the Russian Federation as a single state, as well as opinions and analysis of the consequences of this event. The topic is the subject of hundreds of articles on the Internet. Russia, like any other country, is experiencing