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
Time in Russia Time in Russia There are eleven time zones in Russia, which currently observe times ranging from to . Daylight saving time is not used in Russia (since March 2011). Since 28 October 2018, the time zones are as follows: Daylight saving time in Russia was originally introduced on 30 June [13 July, ] 1917 by a decree of the Russian Provisional Government. However, it was abandoned by a Decree of the Soviet government five months later. Daylight saving time was re-introduced in the USSR on 1 April 1981, by a decision of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. Daylight