ars ▁have ▁proposed ▁multiple ▁over la pping ▁reasons ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition , ▁including ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁large - scale ▁revol t ▁by ▁the ▁ser fs , ▁the ▁financial ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁evol ving ▁cultural ▁sens ib ilities , ▁the ▁military ▁need ▁for ▁soldiers , ▁and , ▁among ▁Marx ists , ▁the ▁un pro fit ability ▁of ▁ser f dom . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁ser f dom ▁and ▁sla very ▁tim eline ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Back haus , ▁J ürgen . ▁The ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ser fs : ▁The ▁Econom ics ▁of ▁Un free ▁Labor ▁( Spring er ▁Science ▁& ▁Business ▁Media , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Bl um , ▁Jer ome . ▁The ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Order ▁in ▁R ural ▁Europe ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁influ ential ▁compar ative ▁history ▁ ▁Edd ie , ▁S . A . ▁Fre edom ' s ▁Price : ▁Ser f dom , ▁Sub jection , ▁& ▁Reform ▁in ▁Pr uss ia , ▁ 1 6 4 8 – 1 8 4 8 ▁( O x ford ▁University ▁Press . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ 3 5 6 pp ▁ ▁Gor sh kov , ▁Bor is ▁B . ▁ ▁" Ser fs , ▁E man cip ation ▁of " ▁in ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Europe , ▁ 1 7 8 9 – 1 9 1 4 . ▁John ▁M err iman ▁and ▁Jay ▁Winter , ▁ed s . ▁in