A Life under Russian Serfdom : The Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-68 /

"This memoir provides readers with a glimpse of the life of a Russian serf, Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii. He was born in 1800 in Velikoe, in a serf village in Yaroslavl' province of central Russia. At the age of thirty, he escaped from serfdom by fleeing to the south. He wrote his memoirs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868
Other Authors: Gorshkov, Boris B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Ruso
Published: New York : Central European University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, > 1800-1868
Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, > 1800-1868.
Lijfeigenschap.
Serfs.
Serfdom.
Rural conditions.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Servage > Russie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Serfs > Russie > Biographies.
Serfdom > Russia > History > 19th century.
Serfs > Russia > Biography.
Russia (Federation)
Russia.
Russia (Federation) > Rural conditions.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This memoir provides readers with a glimpse of the life of a Russian serf, Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii. He was born in 1800 in Velikoe, in a serf village in Yaroslavl' province of central Russia. At the age of thirty, he escaped from serfdom by fleeing to the south. He wrote his memoirs shortly before his death in 1868." "Savva Purlevskii recollects his life in Russian serfdom and the life of his grandparents, parents, and fellow villagers. He describes family and communal life and the serfs' daily interaction with landlords and authorities."
Physical Description:1 online resource (128 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9786155053955

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