Average living conditions in the increasingly impoverished rural villages were very bad and the exploited peasants resorted to various forms of resistance, most often running away from particularly abusive landlords.
Üha vaesemate külade keskmised elutingimused olid väga halvad ja ekspluateeritud talupojad kasutasid erinevaid vastupanuvorme, kõige sagedamini põgenemist eriti kuritahtlike maaisandate juurest.