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Record Nr.

UNISA996248234003316

Autore

Purlevskii Savva Dmitrievich <1800-1868.>

Titolo

A life under Russian serfdom : memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868 / / translated and edited by Boris B. Gorshkov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest ; ; New York, : Central European University Press, c2005

ISBN

978-615-5053-95-5

978-6-15505-395-5

9786155053955

615-5053-95-2

2-8218-1500-X

1-281-37673-6

9786611376734

1-4175-7453-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GorshkovBoris B

Disciplina

306.3/65/092

B

Soggetti

Serfs - Russia

Serfdom - Russia - History - 19th century

Russia Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Our village, its inhabitants and owners -- My grandfather -- Myself, my childhood, and my family -- And my adult life began -- My marriage, my landlord, my trade, and other things -- Life outside the village observed -- The bitterness of serfdom realized -- My activities in estate life -- My future fate resolved -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a translation of one of very few Russian serfs' memoirs. Savva Purlevskii recollects his life in Russian serfdom and life of his grandparents, parents, and fellow villagers. He describes family and communal life and the serfs' daily interaction with landlords and authorities. Purlevskii came from an initially prosperous family that later became impoverished. Early in his childhood, he lost his father. Purlevskii did not have a chance to gain a formal education. He lived



under serfdom until 1831 when at the age of 30 he escaped his servitude.Gorshkov's introduction provides some basic knowledge about Russian serfdom and draws upon the most recent scholarship. Notes provide references and general information about events, places and people mentioned in the memoirs.