... a marvelous source for the social history of Russian peasant society in the years before the revolution.... The translation is superb." ―Steven Hoch... one of the best ethnographic portraits that we have of the Russian village.... a highly readable text that is an excellent introduction to the world of the Russian peasantry." ―Samuel C. RamerVillage Life in Late Tsarist Russia provides a unique firsthand portrait of peasant family life as recorded by Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia; an ethnographer and painter who spent four years at the turn of the twentieth century observing the life and customs of villagers in a central Russian province. Unusual in its awareness of the rapid changes in the Russian village in the late nineteenth century and in its concentration on the treatment of women and children; Semyonova’s ethnography vividly describes courting rituals; marriage and sexual practices; childbirth; infanticide; child-rearing practices; the lives of women; food and drink; work habits; and the household economy. In contrast to a tradition of rosy; romanticized descriptions of peasant communities by Russian upper-class observers; Semyonova gives an unvarnished account of the harsh living conditions and often brutal relationships within peasant families.
#305778 in Books Gensburger Sarah 2015-07-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 12.00 x 1.00 x 10.00l; .0 #File Name: 0253017440232 pagesWitnessing the Robbing of the Jews A Photographic Album Paris 1940 1944
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best; though Limited; Photographic Documentation of German/French Plunder of French Jews during WWIIBy dantebenedettithe photographs are not as diverse and comprehensive as one would like but; after all; the massive and thorough theft of Jewish property was not a crime that the perpetrators wanted to fully document. of course; catalogs and inventories were prepared; at least of the property that was not siphoned off by the various officials who had access to it. in the process recording the theft for inventory control purposes; some; few; photographs were taken. but; the most impressive property; including valuable paintings; tapestries; sculpture; religious or ritual objects; including those of precious metals; jewelry; fine furniture; manuscripts; books; automobiles; etc.; largely escaped photographic documentation. yes; there are some important exceptions but the rule was that the thieves acted more or less like thieves; with a thief's obsession with secrecy; even though; in the case at hand; they acted under German and French law.much of the stolen property is probably now in the hands of the the families of the thieves or in the hands of others to whom they transferred the property...after the war; determined efforts were made to block the recovery of the stolen property by the families of the victims.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Such an important collection of photos and a stellar job by GensburgerBy E. RyneckiWe know the Nazis took everything – people; communities; lives; homes; land; and personal property – but these photographs show the massive extent of the looting. And more than anything else; these photos speak volumes about the attempts to erase and forget the people and families whose stories are behind each and every one of these items on display. Nazis were invited to buy these goods; and they did. But as we gaze upon these photos we bring with us an understanding of what these items without their owners really means. The snapshots of personal property become incredibly surreal and deeply disturbing because although we don’t know the exact fate of each of the people who once owned these goods; we have a pretty darn good idea of what happened to them.
