{"product_id":"9781350126381","title":"Peasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin : Accommodation, Survival, Resistance","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePeasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Boris B. Gorshkov\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe peasantry accounted for the large majority of the Russian population during the Imperialist and Stalinist periods – it is, for the most part, how people lived. \u003ci\u003ePeasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive, realistic examination of peasant life in Russia during both these eras and the legacy this left in the post-Soviet era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book paints a full picture of peasant involvement in commerce and local political life and, through Boris Gorshkov's original ecology paradigm for understanding peasant life, offers new perspectives on the Russian peasantry under serfdom and the emancipation. Incorporating recent scholarship, including Russian and non-Russian texts, along with classic studies, Gorshkov explores the complex interrelationships between the physical environment, peasant economic and social practices, culture, state policies and lord-peasant relations. He goes on to analyze peasant economic activities, including agriculture and livestock, social activities and the functioning of peasant social and political institutions within the context of these interrelationships. Further reading lists, study questions, tables, maps, primary source extracts and images are also included to support and enhance the text wherever possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeasants in Russia from Serfdom to Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e is the crucial survey of a key topic in modern Russian history for students and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[An] excellent introductory read, often presented in a lively fashion, and demonstrating a remarkable ability to succinctly describe what were sometimes enormously complicated processes or developments … All in all, the portrait of daily life, micro-economic practices, family relations, and childhood, is vivid and persuasive. The author should be congratulated for undertaking such a bold enterprise and daring to challenge the standards of quibbling academics in order to reach a wider audience.” – \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Primarily for students, but also catering to scholars and general readers, the work provides an up-to-date assessment of the Russian peasantry. The author’s depth of knowledge on the topic makes for an engaging and informative read … [A] broad, lively, and informed analysis of peasant life and should be recommended reading for students of Russian and Soviet history.” – \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] truly laudable achievement in the academic literature on the Russian peasantry. Gorshkov's comprehensive yet brief and readable survey of this profoundly complex topic provides a brilliant introduction for the lay reader and an instructive summary for the specialist. This book should be considered a necessary resource for any course or study on modern Russian history or society.” —\u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Russia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Gorshkov] makes a very strong case that non-agricultural labour was not just an add-on to the peasant economy, but an intrinsic part of it ... [there is] overall value of his study.” —\u003ci\u003eSocial History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gorshkov’s approach, which cuts through older stereotypes, is a real strength … [This] book can profitably be assigned to students.” – \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this engrossing book, Boris Gorshkov provides both an accessible introduction to peasant culture and the village economy and a sweeping history of the countryside during the crucial period when peasants grappled with economic and political revolutions that transformed their lifestyle. For readers interested in modern Russian history, this book is a perfect place to start.” —\u003ci\u003eAaron Retish, Associate Professor, Wayne State University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350126381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690208047310,"sku":"9781350126381","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350126381","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}