TY  - GEN
AU  - Boris B.Gorshkov
TI  - A Life Under Russian Serfdom
SN  - 9789637326158
PY  - 2005///
PB  - Central European University Press
KW  - serfdom
KW  - conversational style
KW  - family saga
KW  - memoirs
KW  - social history
KW  - peasant studies
KW  - landlordship
KW  - autobiography
KW  - Russia
KW  - communal life
KW  - slavery
KW  - servile systems
N1  - Open Access
N2  - 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
UR  - http://books.openedition.org/ceup/488
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51715
ER  -