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#380397 in Books Olga Semyonova Tian Shanskaia 1993-05-22 1993-05-22Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.12 x .50 x 5.00l; .55 #File Name: 0253207843208 pagesVillage Life in Late Tsarist Russia Indiana Michigan Series in Russian East European Studies Paperback
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. A 19th Century Russian peasant's view of the world. (details)By Patrick W. CrabtreeFirst and foremost; this book is an outstanding anthropological achievement by the original author; Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia; who died a few years prior to its actual publication in 1914.In spite of the longwinded and boring (but still informative) introduction by Editor David L. Ransel; the core of Tian-Shanskaia's writing and her straightforward approach to the [then] young science of anthropology shines through to make this account quite a fascinating read for nearly anyone. I don't mean treat Ransel harshly but; as a university professor carrying out a funded project; he was clearly forced to swallow a certain amount of input from associates and other scholarly drones.I'm certain that this 20-page Introduction would have come off as infinitely more palatable and devoid of academic baggage had Ransel just sat down and written it from his clear knowledge of the author and from his heart -- in other words; there were too many cooks in the kitchen. But this is only a mild critique of the work and the fact that Ransel included a nice black-and-white photo of the author as well as a map of the study area at the very outset balances out the other shortcomings. I also found Ransel's footnotes; throughout the book; to be quite enlightening.Chiefly; the reader gets a view of the post-emancipation Russian serf world from Tian-Shanskaia's aggregate fictional "Ivan". She was pretty much forced to eavesdrop on village gossip as she painted pictures in these villages to garner mostly anecdotal information about life among the peasants. In any case; we discover what Ivan liked and disliked; how his life was pre-ordained from even before his birth until his death including his infancy; adolescence; married life; and his life as a parent. The account includes discussion of social interaction; economics; and the many ominous labors which every peasant had to bear in order to survive. Death by accident; disease; or homicide was clearly a daily possibility for Russia's muzhiks.This is a nicely-bound college text-type paperback; 176 pages in length. It reads as smoothly as fiction and I highly recommend it.I should also add that if you read and enjoy this book; you'll probably also like Lyeskov's fictional Enchanted Wanderer.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is not written with introspection or prose designed to ...By mcdavis19612This is not written with introspection or prose designed to draw the reader in; but it is still a fascinating document for anyone who studies Russian history.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. sad to learn about the ssplight of the Russian peasants ...By Boris IsaeffVery interesting and informsative.;sad to learn about the ssplight of the Russian peasants in s sRiazan. However; this isnot what I heard or slearned about the Molokans in Amur Oblast and Amur areas of Siberia. in the next century except for religious persecution of Molokans (Similar to Quakers)during Orthodox Church ; Czarist officials and Soviet times..
