What were the peasants who were dissatisfied with and what were they trying
What were the peasants who were dissatisfied with and what were they trying to achieve when they raised uprisings in different countries of Europe?
The reasons for the dissatisfaction of peasants in European countries were quite similar. Depending on the time and system in the state, they were somewhat different, but the essence is the same. The peasants rose to revolt when conditions were imposed on them in which it was simply unbearable to live. Examples:
1. Serfdom practically made slaves out of peasants.
2. Peasants were constantly recruited as cheap soldiers into the army during the war. They were promised various benefits and improvements in their lives. In Russia, no ruler has ever kept such a promise. Only under fear of mass uprisings did the rulers make concessions. And in such wars, peasant soldiers died en masse. Their families did not have a livelihood.
3. Taking property. A striking example is the surplus appropriation system during the times of War Communism.