The World of the Russian Peasant: Post-Emancipation Culture and Society

by Ben Eklof (Editor), Stephen P. Frank (Editor)

This is an edited collection of writings that examines aspects of material life, society, and culture in the late imperial Russian countryside. The book presents a broad view of what life was like for the majority of the country's population before 1917, including treatments of the intricacies of the village community and peasant commune, social structure, everyday life, labour, education, art, religion, justice and politics.

Genres: History

234 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990