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Autore |
Purlevskii Savva Dmitrievich <1800-1868.> |
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Titolo |
A life under Russian serfdom : memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868 / / translated and edited by Boris B. Gorshkov |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Budapest ; ; New York, : Central European University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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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 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Serfs - Russia |
Serfdom - Russia - History - 19th century |
Russia Rural conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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