cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16451158
Not sure about Fascism existing in any appreciable form during the end of the feudal period in Western Europe. Russia's feudal period lasted much longer and did not end until the middle of the 19th century. I read an article about it.
I think this is a great example of social reform without violence, but I don't think Russia was Fascist at the time even if there may have been some fascist elements to their society. Later on around 1900 there was the Union of Russian people and the Black Hundreds which were arguably proto-fascist.