In this view, Russian peasants' status as serfs kept them poor through burdensome taxes in cash, in labor, and in-kind; through restrictions on mobility; and through various forms of coercion.

在这个观点中，通过沉重的现金税、劳动税和实物税、限制流动性和各种形式的胁迫使有着农奴地位的俄国农民保持贫穷。