Portraits of old Russia
An edition of Portraits of old Russia (2011)
imagined lives of ordinary people, 1300-1725
By Donald G. Ostrowski
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Language
eng
Pages
323
Description:
"This collection of imaginative biographical portraits depicts representatives of every social group in Old Russia--princes, boyars, metropolitans, monks, icon painters, artisans, landowners, free peasants, serfs, and slaves--including Russians, Tatars, Cossacks, and Greeks. Some of the portraits are reconstructions of known individuals, others are composites, but all are true to their time and place. The contributing historians undertook this collaborative project as a way to bring Old Russia vibrantly to life for students and other readers. The volume includes a pronunciation guide, a glossary, a chronology (1304-1725), annotated reading lists, and illustrations."--Publisher description.
subjects: Social life and customs, History, Imaginary biography, Biography, Social classes, Russia (federation), social life and customs, Russia (federation), history, Russia (federation), biography, Social classes, soviet union, Biographies, Histoire, Biographies imaginaires, Classes sociales, Eastern, Former Soviet Republics, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Manners and customs
Places: Russia