Russian Women, 1698-1917: Experience and Expression, an Anthology of Sources
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Description
This rich anthology of source materials makes available for the first time in any language a multitude of primary sources on the lives of Russian women from the reign of Peter the Great to the Bolshevik revolution. The selections are drawn from a wide variety of documents, published and unpublished, including memoirs, diaries, legal codes, correspondence, short fiction, poetry, ethnographic observations, and folklore. Primacy is given to sources produced by women and previously unavailable in English translation. Organized thematically, the documents focus on women’s family life, work and schooling, public activism, creative self-expression, and sexuality and spirituality, as well as on the cultural ideals and legal framework which constrained women of all social classes.
ISBN
0253215234
Publication Date
9-15-2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press
City
Bloomington
Keywords
Women, Russia, History
Disciplines
European History | Women's History
Recommended Citation
Bisha, Robin. Russian Women, 1698-1917: Experience and Expression: an Anthology of Sources. Indiana University Press, 2002.
