Title: The despised and the damned; the Russian peasant through the ages
Description: Examines the history and way of life of the Russian peasant past and present including discussions of serfdom, the new relationship of peasant to state, and the effect of collective and state farms.
Subjects: Social conditions, Peasantry, Juvenile literature, History, Peasants
Places: Russia, Soviet Union
Time periods: To 1801, 1801-1917