In the thirty years after Russian peasants were emancipated in 1861, they became a major focus of Russian intellectual life. This text is the first to examine the revealing images of the peasant created by Russian writers, scholars, journalists, and government officials during that period, as the identity and fate of the Russian peasant became an integral component in the future of Russia envisioned by liberal reformers and conservatives alike. Frierson examines the persisting stereotypes created by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and ...
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In the thirty years after Russian peasants were emancipated in 1861, they became a major focus of Russian intellectual life. This text is the first to examine the revealing images of the peasant created by Russian writers, scholars, journalists, and government officials during that period, as the identity and fate of the Russian peasant became an integral component in the future of Russia envisioned by liberal reformers and conservatives alike. Frierson examines the persisting stereotypes created by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and other intellectuals seeking to understand village life, from the likable narod , the simple folk, to the exploitative kulak, the village strongman.
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Oxford University Press, 1993. Very good., Paperback, Octavo, 248. Bright, clean, tight. 248 pages. Red 'X' on bottom edge. Packed and shipped with care.
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Very good. Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index. Very good condition copy, Text appears to be clean, Wear to over all book from storage, Bump to book edges, Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Russia--History--Alexander II, 1855-1881; Russia--History--Alexander II, 1855-1881, Peasants--Russia--History--19th century, Peasants in literature, Peasants--Russia--Public opinion, Stereotypes (Social psychology)--Russia; ISBN: 0195072944. ISBN/EAN: 9780195072945. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561025206.
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Very Good. 1993. First edition. Paperback, 248 pp. Illustrated in b&w. Very good. Previous owner's initials to half-title. Sunning to spine. Fading to rear wrap.
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Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 248 pages, illustrated in b&w. "In the thirty years after Russian peasants were emancipated in 1861 they became a major focus of Russian intellectual life. This text is the first to examine the revealing images of the newly-freed peasant created by Russian writers, schoarls, journalist, and government officials during the first three decades of the post-Emancipation period, as the identity and fate of the Russian peasant became an integral component in the future of Russia envisioned by liberal reformers and conservativves alike." FINE SOFTCOVER.