A Life Under Russian Serfdom The Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868

A Life Under Russian Serfdom The Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868 Boris B. Gorshkov.

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. Purle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorshkov, Boris B.
Other Authors: Shcherban, N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Russian
Published: Budapest Central European University Press 2012.
Subjects:
Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, > 1800-1868.
1800-1899
Serfs > Russia > Biography.
Serfdom > Russia > History > 19th century.
Rural conditions.
Serfdom.
Serfs.
Lijfeigenschap.
Russia > Rural conditions.
Russia.
Biographies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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