✦ Time paradoxes · Still around
On the Origin of Species: 1859; Serfdom (Russian Empire): 1721–1861 — that is 2 years later.
When Darwin published On the Origin of Species, Russia still had serfdom.
Who and what
- Darwin's On the Origin of Species1859 · London. Natural selection explains the diversity of life
- Proclamation of the Russian Empire1721 · Saint Petersburg. Victory over Sweden makes Peter the Great an emperor
- Emancipation of the serfs in Russia1861 · Saint Petersburg. Millions of peasants gain personal freedom
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