Aleksandr Nikitenko: 1 book
Up from Serfdom
My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
It was the arbitrary nature of the serfholder’s power that weighed on serfs like Nikitenko, for as they discovered, even the most benevolent patron could turn overnight into an overbearing tyrant. In that respect, serfdom and slavery were the same.”-Peter Kolchin, from the forewordAleksandr Nikitenko,...
