Life of the Russian Philistine. In 3 volumes. Volume 1. The Hut and the Mansions Volume 2. On the Noisy City Streets Volume 3. From the Palace to the Prison

The first part of the trilogy of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor L.V. Belovinsky "The Life of a Russian Commoner", as the title "Izba i khoromy" suggests, covers almost all aspects of everyday life of people in the pre-revolutionary Russian village: social and material status, occupation and entertainment, housing, tools and food, appearance and forms of treatment, education and system of punishment, psychology, morals, norms of behavior, etc. The book is based on a large number of documents, mostly memoirs, and describes the life of villagers: peasants and other permanent and temporary inhabitants of the village. Chronologically, the book covers the late 18th - early 20th centuries. Based on a large number of documents, mainly memoirs, it describes the life of villagers: peasants and other permanent and temporary inhabitants of the village: landlords, including small landowners, rural clergy, police, and a small number of intellectuals. The author seeks to show the richness and diversity of everyday, cultural and economic traditions of the Russian village, to debunk stereotypical notions of the past.
The second part of the trilogy of Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor L.V. Belovinsky "The Life of a Russian Commoner. On the bustling streets of the city" is devoted to the Russian city of the XVIII - early XX century. Its development, management, infrastructure, industry and commerce, social and spiritual life and entertainment of citizens. The evolution of public and residential buildings and socio-cultural topography of the city, changes in the appearance of the city street, urban transport and other means of communication are demonstrated. The peculiarities of trade and the nature of service in various establishments are shown. The work is completed by sections devoted to the appearance of the urban crowd and the peculiarities of oral speech, forms of address. The author strives to show the richness and diversity of everyday, cultural and economic traditions of the Russian city, to debunk stereotypical ideas about the past. The final part of the trilogy "The Life of a Russian Commoner. From Palace to Ostrog" continues the description of the Russian city. As variegated was the external appearance of the city, as variegated was the composition of the city's inhabitants. Not to mention the fact that about half of the urban population, and in some places even more, was made up of seasonal peasants who came from the countryside, and sometimes even permanent residents, the townspeople were members of the imperial family, starting with the Tsar himself, courtiers, ministers, numerous officials, officers and soldiers, industrial workers, students of various educational institutions, etc., etc., up to special "urban estates" - merchants and bourgeoisie. Obeying the historically established and, for the most part, legally enshrined rules of life of the class society, each of these groups lived its own separate daily life, of course, mixing like oil in water, but not merging into one. Of course, the class framework broke down, but the modus vivendi was generally preserved until the end of the Russian Empire. From this conglomerate of ways of life and formed a grandiose picture of our culture. The book is addressed to students and teachers of historical, anthropological, cultural and economic specialties, specialists engaged in the history of culture and everyday life, film and theater artists, as well as all readers interested in the history of Russia.