Compare the everyday life of a resident of Russia with the life of a medieval European.

Russia lagged behind Europe in its development. This was due to the fact that in Europe, technical progress occurred earlier. This affected the population in cities and villages in both countries. More people lived in cities in Europe than in Russia. In cities, people were engaged in trades and trade. This was developed among Europeans. The European was engaged in the manufacture of things. There were fewer townspeople in Russia. Among the peasantry there were independent peasants who could develop their economy. The peasants of Russia in the Middle Ages (in the second half) were dependent on the landowner, worked hard and hard, but not only on their own land (they worked out corvée on the landowner’s land).