A Life Under Russian Serfdom
Subtitle: The Memoirs Of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800-1868
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: April 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9789639241992
Subjects: Biography: historical; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; Biography/Autobiography; Biography; Serfdom; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; Russia; Eastern Europe - General; Ethnic Studies - General; 19th century; Serfs; 1800-1868; History; Lijfeigenschap.; Purlevskii, Savva Dmitrievich,; gtt
First sentence: Our birthplace, the village of Velikoe ("Great"), Yaroslavl' province (thirty-five versts40 from Yaroslavl' city eastward along the main road to Rostov), had, from time immemorial, along with the surrounding villages, belonged to the sovereign's court department.