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Modern customs and ancient laws of Russia; being the Ilchester lectures for 1889-90
Title:
Modern customs and ancient laws of Russia; being the Ilchester lectures for 1889-90
Author:
Kovalevskiĭ, M. M. (Maksim Maksimovich), 1851-1916.
Publication Information:
London : D. Nutt, 1891.
Physical Description:
x, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
lecture I. The matrimonial customs and usages of the Russian people, and the light they throw on the evolution of marriage.--lecture II. The state of the modern Russian family, and particularly that of the joint or household community of Great Russia.--lecture III. The past and present of the Russian village community.--lecture IV. Old Russian folkmotes.--lecture V. Old Russian parliaments.--lecture VI. The origin, growth, and abolition of personal servitude in Russia.
Format :
Book