Four Russian Serf Narratives

Name: Four Russian Serf Narratives
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ISBN: 9780299233747

ISBN-10: 029923374X

ISBN-13: 9780299233747

Edition: 2009

Authors: John MacKay, William L. Andrews

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Although millions of Russians lived as serfs until the middle of the nineteenth century, little is known about their lives. Identifying and documenting the conditions of Russian serfs has proven difficult because the Russian state discouraged literacy among the serfs and censored public expressions of dissent. To date scholars have identified only twenty known Russian serf narratives. Four Russian Serf Narrativescontains four of these accounts and is the first translated collection of autobiographies by serfs. Scholar and translator John MacKay brings to light for an English-language audience a diverse sampling of Russian serf narratives, ranging from an autobiographical poem to stories of…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 11/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English