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A fact from Abolition of serfdom in Poland appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 January 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the abolition of serfdom in Poland was spurred by unrest and uprisings such as the Kraków Uprising and the January Uprising?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abolition of serfdom in Poland.

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The part that's missing here - though really it should have its own article - is how come Poland (and other parts of Europe east of the Elbe; eastern states of the HRE, Muscovy, etc.) came to HAVE serfdom as late as the 18th and 19th centuries in the first place, while in western Europe it pretty much went away circa 12th or 13th centuries.VolunteerMarek 06:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, chronologically speaking this: In Austria, the reforms were spurred by the Kraków Uprising of 1846 and the Spring of Nations in 1848, resulting in the abolishment of serfdom in 1807, just can't be right.VolunteerMarek 06:18, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]