Widows and widowers of Poltava in the second half of the 18th century
Journal: Przeszłość Demograficzna Polski
Year: 2015

This article investigates the situation of widows and widowers in the early modern society of Hetmanate. The main source that was used are census books of Poltava, created in the period 1765&minus;1766, during the time of so-called Rumyantsev description of Little Russia in Hetmanate (1765&minus;1769). The article covers the main problems of widowed Poltava citizens in 1760s. Using the methods of historical demography and social anthropology, the proportion of widows and widowers in the total st