A Life Under Russian Serfdom
Abstract
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 from an initially prosperous family that later became impoverished. Early in his childhood, he lost his father. Purlevskii did not have a chance to gain a formal education. He lived under serfdom ...
Keywords
serfdom; conversational style; family saga; memoirs; social history; peasant studies; landlordship; autobiography; Russia; communal life; slavery; servile systemsISBN
9789637326158, 9786155053955Publisher
Central European University PressPublisher website
http://books.openedition.org/ceup/Publication date and place
2005Classification
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Social and cultural anthropology