First published in 1990 The World of the Russian Peasant is designed to provide a wide-ranging survey of new developments in Russian peasant studies. Editors Eklof and Frank paint a broad picture of what life was like for the vast majority of Russia's population before 1917. Individual authors treat the intricacies of the village community and peasant commune, social structure, the everyday life and labour of peasant women, the impact of migration, the spread of education, and peasant art, religion, justice, and politics. The result is a portrait of a people greatly influenced by rapid and radical changes in the world yet seeking to maintain control over their lives and their communities.

This is a must read for students of Russian history, Russian peasantry and rural sociology.

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Russian Peasant Commune after the Reforms of the 1860s
2 Peasant Women and Their Work
3 The Woman’s Side: Male Outmigration and the Family Economy in Kostroma Province
4 Peasant and Proletariat: Migration, Family Patterns, and Regional Loyalties
5 Peasants in Uniform: The Tsarist Army as a Peasant Society
6 Peasants and Schools
7 Popular Justice, Community, and Culture among the Russian Peasantry, 1870-1900
8 Popular Religion in Twentieth-Century Russia
9 Images and Ideas in Russian Peasant Art
10 The Russian Peasant Movement of 1905–7: Its Social Composition and Revolutionary Significance
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About the Contributors
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