Serfdom in Russia industrial output, and peasants' nutrition in Imperial Russia as a result of the abolition of serfdom in 1861". In Russia, the terms () or (), refer to the obligatory work that the serfs performed for the landowner on his portion of the land (the other part of the land, usually of a poorer quality, the peasants could use for themselves). Sometimes the terms are loosely translated by the term "corvée". While no official government regulation to the extent of existed, a 1797 ukase by Paul I of Russia described a of three days a week as normal and sufficient for
Administrative divisions of Russia in 1719–1725 Administrative divisions of Russia in 1719–1725 The second administrative reform of 1719 was carried out by Peter the Great in order to fix the deficiencies of the original system. On June 9 (May 29 in the Julian calendar), 1719 Peter issued an ukase (edict) that abolished the division of the governorates into "lots" (). Instead, most of the Governorates were divided into "provinces" (провинции), and provinces were further subdivided into "districts" (дистрикты). Provinces were governed by "voyevodas". The idea of the subdivision of governorates into province was borrowed from the administrative division system of Sweden and other European countries. Districts