From Peasants to Tsarinas: Women in Russian History
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From Peasants to Tsarinas: Women in Russian History
14.99 €
Peasant women, prominent politicians, intellectuals, revolutionaries, and nihilists… Their voices have resonated throughout history—quietly or loudly, but always confidently. They have been celebrated in folk songs, legends have been composed about them, cults have been erected in their honor, holidays have been named in their honor, streets have been named in their honor. One way or another, women have left their mark on history forever.
In an effort to reveal the details of a collective portrait of women from different eras—from ancient Russian peasant women to Empress Catherine the Great, from the first princesses of the 10th century to the wives of the Decembrists and nihilists of the 19th century—Lise Gruel-Aper offers her unique perspective on the everyday life of Russian women. In this book, you will learn not only about the social and legal status of women, but also about the numerous prejudices and difficulties women have faced throughout various periods of Russian history.
"Half of humanity is women (a little more than half), as trite as it may sound." Recreating the history of women, misrepresented by conservative historians of the past, is a huge and important task; it would be worth writing a separate encyclopedia. It was impossible to cover everything, to mention every interesting woman. Our goal was more modest: to sketch as realistic a picture as possible and to draw the reader's attention to the privileged position of Russian women." (Liz Gruel-Aper)
In an effort to reveal the details of a collective portrait of women from different eras—from ancient Russian peasant women to Empress Catherine the Great, from the first princesses of the 10th century to the wives of the Decembrists and nihilists of the 19th century—Lise Gruel-Aper offers her unique perspective on the everyday life of Russian women. In this book, you will learn not only about the social and legal status of women, but also about the numerous prejudices and difficulties women have faced throughout various periods of Russian history.
"Half of humanity is women (a little more than half), as trite as it may sound." Recreating the history of women, misrepresented by conservative historians of the past, is a huge and important task; it would be worth writing a separate encyclopedia. It was impossible to cover everything, to mention every interesting woman. Our goal was more modest: to sketch as realistic a picture as possible and to draw the reader's attention to the privileged position of Russian women." (Liz Gruel-Aper)
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