Book

The village of Viriatino: an ethnographic study of a Russian village from before the revolution to the present

Anchor BooksGarden City, N.Y. • Published In 1970 • Pages:

By: Benet, Sula.

Abstract
Written by a team of nine Russian ethnographers, each responsible for a chapter, this book discusses a century of change and continuity in the socioeconomic conditions of a peasant community. Pre-revolutionary life was characterized by exploitative agrarian relations rooted in the nexus of patriarchal family structure, religion, and land-holding inequality. Post-revolution, the communist party redistributed land equitably and organized farmers into collectives administered by elected officials. Parallel to a series of campaigns for literacy and numeracy, party leaders also promoted secularization by banning traditional religious practices, effectively increasing the power of young communist leaders and their supporters as agents in a campaign against former land owners and patriarchal elites.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Normal garb
Special garments
Paraphernalia
Architecture
Dwellings
Building interiors and arrangement
Real property
Labor supply and employment
Cooperative organization
Gender status
Classes
Family relationships
culture
Russians
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Eastern Europe
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2018
Field Date
1952-1957
Coverage Date
1850-1957
Coverage Place
Viryatino (Viriatino), Sosnovsky, Tambov, Russia
Notes
Translated and edited by Sula Benet
Translation of Selo Viri︠a︡tino v proshlom i nastoi︠a︡shchem (romanized form)
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
75123713
LCSH
Viryatino, Russia