Russian women, 1698-1917 : experience and expression : an anthology of sources / compiled, edited, annotated, and introduced by Robin Bisha, Jehanne M Gheith, Christine Holden, and William G. Wagner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bisha, Robin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Russia--History.

Women.

Russia.

History.

Physical Description:

xxix, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [2002]

Summary:

"This collection offers a treasure trove of primary sources of interestto students of women's history. Carefully introduced and annotated, these documentsillustrate the diversity of Russian women's lives." -- Barbara AlpernEngel -- "There is no other work that offers such a wide variety ofdocuments and such a successful combination of literary and historical materials."-- Ann Hibner Koblitz -- This rich anthology of sourcematerials makes available for the first time in any language a multitude of primarysources on the lives of Russian women from the reign of Peter the Great to theBolshevik revolution. The selections are drawn from a wide variety of documents, published and unpublished, including memoirs, diaries, legal codes, correspondence, short fiction, poetry, ethnographic observations, and folklore. Primacy is given tosources produced by women and previously unavailable in English translation.Organized thematically, the documents focus on women's family life, work andschooling, public activism, creative self-expression, and sexuality andspirituality, as well as on the cultural ideals and legal framework whichconstrained women of all social classes.

Contents:

Defining ideals

Family life

Sexuality

Work and schooling

Religion, piety, and spiritual life

Opposition and activism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0253215234

OCLC:

48494194