Russian Peasant Letters Life and Times of a 19th-Century Family
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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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- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 01 maart 2010
- Aantal pagina's
- 258
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- Hoofdauteur
- Olga T Yokoyama
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Harrassowitz
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- Editie
- 1., Aufl. ed.
- Product breedte
- 172 mm
- Product hoogte
- 17 mm
- Product lengte
- 238 mm
- Verpakking breedte
- 170 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 17 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 239 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 517 g
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- EAN
- 9783447061483
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