A Russian Merchant's Tale

A Russian Merchant's Tale
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780253352361
ISBN-13 : 0253352363
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Russian Merchant's Tale by : David L. Ransel

Download or read book A Russian Merchant's Tale written by David L. Ransel and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the rare diary of an 18th-century Russian provincial merchant, A Russian Merchant's Tale presents a revealing portrait of Russia's little-known commercial class. By recording his daily contacts with a wide array of individuals from lords to laborers for more than 40 years, Ivan Alekseevich Tolchënov opened a window onto the education, work, birth, death, marriage, business, civic, holiday, and religious practices of a social group about which little has been known. Using the tools of microhistory to interpret the diary, David L. Ransel vividly brings to life Tolchënov's self-construction, his relations with family and society, and his entire world of aspirations, achievements, and failures. Challenging prevailing stereotypes of Russian merchants as tradition-bound and narrow-minded, A Russian Merchant's Tale offers important new insights into the social history of imperial Russia.


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