| Characteristics |
Moscow |
Novgorod |
| Establishment of rule |
By conquest |
By contract |
| Practicability |
Political |
Economic |
| Labor |
Forced |
Freely-hired |
| Order |
Manorial |
Polis |
| State for a Knyaz |
Manor |
Subject to control |
| Priority |
State regulation |
Market relations |
| Status of the basic mass of population |
Slaves belonging to boyards (Knuaz) |
Free peasants, craftsmen and traders of a democratic city |
| Tools of management |
Administrative and distributive |
Competitive |
| Communications |
Strict |
Flexible |
| Trade relations with other countries |
Passive |
Active |
| Land |
Donation from the Knyaz |
Subject of civil law relations |
| Proprietary rights |
Guaranteed by grace of the Knyaz |
Guaranteed by a contract |
| Main values |
Assentation and servility |
Pride and dignity |