Daily Life in Imperial Russia - Hardcover
Daily Life in Imperial Russia - Hardcover
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by Greta Bucher (Editor)
The history of imperial Russia is rich with warfare, class conflict, royal scandal, and the rise and fall of empire. This volume examines czarist Russia through the social and material lens, including changes in court life, serf/peasant life, the Orthodox church, and the effects of emancipation and industrialization, from the birth of Moscow to the rise of Communism.
Thematic chapters cover Peter the Great's modernization of Russia, class structure, the role of the church, traditions and rituals, work and labor practices, health, fashion, and military life.Author Biography
GRETA BUCHER is Professor of History at the United States Military Academy. Her research interests include Russian, Soviet and East European history
men's history, and early modern European history. She is author of Women, the Bureaucracy and Daily Life in Postwar Moscow, 1945-1953 (2006) and has written and edited several chapters, articles and translated works.Materials + Care
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