Why The Mongols Separate Social Classes In Russia

The Novgorod Chronicle suggests that there was a divide between the social classes in Russia, yet they still looked down upon others. Repeatedly, the Novgorod Chronicle refers to the Mongols and other tribes as “the accursed ones”, which implies that they see others as less than themselves. The invasion of the Mongols separated the Russian social classes, and revealed that each level of social classes had different morals. As the Mongols pushed into the city, the common people wanted to stay and fight while the nobles stayed with the accursed ones in attempt to flee the city to safety. The Novgorod Chronicles stated, “And the common people would not give their numbers for the tribute but said: “Let us die honourably for St. Sophia and for