Mir, the Russian commune, consisting of the inhabitants of one or more villages, who are as a community owners of the surrounding land, and redistribute the same to the members from time to time. See LAND LAWS, Vol. VI. p. 502; RUSSIA; VILLAGE COMMUNITIES.
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