Studies in Russian and East European History and Society

1 total work

Russian Peasants and Tsarist Legislation on the Eve of Reform

by David Moon

Published 1 January 1992

This study examines the interaction of peasant and official Russia in the period prior to the reforms of 1861. In a series of case studies the issues of communication and understanding between the peasantry and officialdom, peasant aims and behavioural patterns are explored.