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1 online resource (x, 119 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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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 |
| Summary |
"This memoir provides readers with a glimpse of the life of a Russian serf, Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii. He was born in 1800 in Velikoe, in a serf village in Yaroslavl' province of central Russia. At the age of thirty, he escaped from serfdom by fleeing to the south. He wrote his memoirs shortly before his death in 1868." "Savva Purlevskii recollects his life in Russian serfdom and the life of his grandparents, parents, and fellow villagers. He describes family and communal life and the serfs' daily interaction with landlords and authorities." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868.
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Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868
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Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich, 1800-1868 |
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Serfs -- Russia -- Biography
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Serfdom -- Russia -- History -- 19th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
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Rural conditions
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Serfdom
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Serfs
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Lijfeigenschap.
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Russia (Federation) -- Rural conditions
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Russia
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Russia (Federation)
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collective biographies.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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History
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gorshkov, Boris B.
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| ISBN |
1417574534 |
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9781417574537 |
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9786155053955 |
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6155053952 |
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