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Mika@piefed.ca 3 hours agoMay I challenge you with russian empire
The term of service during the 18th century was for life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_Russian_Empire
wjrii@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
LOL, that’s rough. I should have clarified what I was thinking of the (Western) Roman Empire.