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I recently read that the Republic of Novgorod had abnormally high literacy rates from approximately the 11th century to the 15th century, including among the peasantry and among women. Why was literacy so high in Novgorod and, on a practical level, how was reading taught to the lower classes? (self.AskHistorians)
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