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Structure and functions of the Soviet rural familyessay 1971 • Dunn, Stephen Porter
Russians • Europe > Eastern Europe
This study argues that despite decades of radical changes—most notably the replacement of rural villages with socialist agricultural collectives—the traditional Russian peasant family has continued to function as a corporate unit. Three relevant doma...The peasants of central RussiaBook 1988 • Dunn, Stephen Porter & Dunn, Ethel
Russians • Europe > Eastern Europe
This book describes the post-revolutionary Soviet policies and processes that transformed the Central Russian countryside from traditional peasant to modern industrial agriculture. The discussion focuses on empirical comparison of the economic condit...The great Russian peasantarticle 1963 • Dunn, Stephen Porter & Dunn, Ethel
Russians • Europe > Eastern Europe
Drawing on data collected by Russian ethnographers, the authors examine change and continuity in aspects of traditional Russian culture and society. They find significant change in three areas: increased separation of religion and state (secularizati...The Koryaksessay 1964 • Antropova, V. V. et al.
Koryaks • Asia > North Asia
This is a summary of Koryak culture and history. In places it is difficult to separate actual data from political propaganda....