Village Life in Late Tsarist Russia

Name: Village Life in Late Tsarist Russia
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ISBN: 9780253207845

ISBN-10: 0253207843

ISBN-13: 9780253207845

Edition: 1993

Authors: Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia, David L. Ransel, Michael Levine, Michael K. Levine

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"... a marvelous source for the social history of Russian peasant society in the years before the revolution.... The translation is superb." -- Steven Hoch"... one of the best ethnographic portraits that we have of the Russian village.... a highly readable text that is an excellent introduction to the world of the Russian peasantry." -- Samuel C. RamerVillage Life in Late Tsarist Russia provides a unique firsthand portrait of peasant family life as recorded by Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia, an ethnographer and painter who spent four years at the turn of the twentieth century observing the life and customs of villagers in a central Russian province. Unusual in its awareness of the rapid…

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 5/22/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction



Ivan's Parents



Childbirth, Christening, Wife Beating



Childhood



Courtship and Sexual Relations



Ivan Prepares for Marriage



Pledging the Bride, the Bride-Show, and Marriage



Infanticide, Emotion, Sexual Disorder, Drink and Food



Housing, Property, Trades, Budgets, and Religious Belief



Peasant Ideals, Work Habits, and Causes of Poverty



Court Cases and Political Structure


Appendix


Suggestions for Further Reading