Boris B Gorshkov: 2 books
Peasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin
Accommodation, Survival, Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
The peasantry accounted for the large majority of the Russian population during the Imperialist and Stalinist periods – it is, for the most part, how people lived. Peasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin provides a comprehensive, realistic examination of peasant life in Russia during both these...
A Life Under Russian Serfdom
The Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
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. Purlevskii came...