Russian Peasant Letters

 

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Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9783447061483
Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
258 pagina's

Omschrijving

Around 1880, two teenagers left their village on the Kama river, 1000 km east of Moscow. Their father wanted them to earn cash in Siberia and send it home. The result: scores of letters over a period of 16 years (1881-1896). The parents, two brothers and a sister reported on harvests and family finances, on marriages, births, and deaths, asked for money, offered religious instruction and moral advice, described their daily lives, and shared their worries about their alcoholic father and their desire to see the world and succeed in it. Meanwhile, the family's activity steadily expanded, as their side business grew from a single leaky rowboat to a fleet of steamships. These unique letters, preserved in a Siberian archive, appear here in English translation for the first time. The accompanying detailed commentaries, based on meticulous archival research, recreate these peasants' social, cultural, and economic milieu. The family's letters thus document the complex changes that led to upward mobility in an era that saw the rapid growth of capitalism and urbanization during late imperial Russia. Facsimiles and photographs are included.

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Categorie
Politiek (Tip! Bekijk de top 10)
Artikelnummer
2300522
Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9783447061483

Inhoud

Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
258 pagina's

Algemeen

Verschijningsdatum
maart 2010
Afmetingen
23,8 x 17,2 x 1,7 cm

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