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Biographies & Memoirs

Up from Serfdom: My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824

Up from Serfdom: My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824

Â“A rare and powerful document. Nikitenkoâ€™s memoir should take its place next to the very best ex-slave narratives and those of untouchables in India.â€Â—James C. Scott

Â“An important historical account that reveals a great deal about the realities of serfdom.â€Â—Juliet Wittman, Washington Post Book World

Â“One of the best surviving accounts of Russian serfdom.â€Â—Blake Eskin, Lingua Franca

Aleksandr Nikitenko, born into Russian serfdom in 1804, almost miraculously gained his freedom as a young man, thirty-seven years before serfdom was abolished in the Russian Empire. His compelling autobiography--here translated into English for the first timeÂ—is one of the very few ever written by a former serf. Nikitenko describes the tragedy, despair, unpredictability, and astounding luck of his youth, bringing to life as never before the experience of a serf in nineteenth-century Russia.
Country USA
Brand Yale University Press
Manufacturer Yale University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 3 maps
Color Black
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780300097160
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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