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A life under Russian serfdom : memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868 / translated and edited by Boris B. Gorshkov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868.
- Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich.
- Serfs--Russia--Biography.
- Serfs.
- Serfdom--Russia--History--19th century.
- Serfdom.
- Russia--Rural conditions.
- Russia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. Purlevskii came from an initially prosperous family that later became impoverished. Early in his childhood, he lost his father. Purlevskii did not have a chance to gain a formal education. He lived under serfdom until 1831 when at the age of 30 he escaped his servitude.Gorshkov's introduction provides some basic knowledge about Russian serfdom and draws upon the most recent scholarship. Notes provide references and general information about events, places and people mentioned in the memoirs.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611376734
- 9786155053955
- 6155053952
- 9782821815001
- 282181500X
- 9781281376732
- 1281376736
- 9781417574537
- 1417574534
- OCLC:
- 57698677
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb08628 hdl
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