Daily life in Russia under the last Tsar / translated by Malcolm Barnes
1961, First Edition. London : Allen & Unwin. Very good library cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved (taped to the boards). Remains quite well-preserved overall. Bookplates and/or library marks in prelims/title page, but the rest of text remains clear. Item #416265
Physical description; 242 p., 15 p. of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Series; Daily life series, no.5. Notes; Translation from the French of: La vie quotidienne en Russie. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Arrival -- Family party -- Russian promenade -- Entertainment & dining out -- Baths, traktirs and night shelters -- The Orthodox Church -- The workers -- The army -- The different social classes & the administrative machine -- The law -- Moscow's many faces -- The Tsar & his entourage -- The peasants -- Nizhny-Novgorod -- The Volga. Subjects; Nicholas II Emperor of Russia. Manners and customs. Russia Social conditions 1801-1917. Russia History 1894-1917, Nicholas II. Russia Social life and customs 1533-1917. Soviet Union Social life and customs. Russia History Personal narratives. Russia Social life & culture 20th century.
Price: €12.95