A Life Under Russian Serfdom

• Auteur principal: Boris B. Gorshkov (auth)
• Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
• Langue: anglais
• Publié: Central European University Press 2005
• Sujets: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; serfdom; conversational style; family saga; memoirs; social history; peasant studies; landlordship; autobiography; Russia; communal life; slavery; servile systems
• Accès en ligne: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...