Nests of the Gentry: Family, Estate, and Local Loyalties in Provincial Russia - Hardcover

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This study establishes the deep loyalty of a segment of the Russian gentry to life in the provinces during the period 1820-1860, centering on the family but extending to estates, peasants, and neighborhood society. Arguing against the previously accepted position that the Russian gentry cared only for the capitals, this book examines the cultural identity of the provincial nobility, focusing on the province of Tver'.

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