Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian bleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for thing. The grandson of this serf was Anton Chekhov, the author; the son of the bleman was Tchertkov, the Tolstoyan and friend of Tolstoy. There is in this thing striking to a Russian, but to the English student it is sufficiently significant for several reasons. It illustrates how recent a growth was the educated middle-class in pre-revolutionary Russia, and it shows, what is perhaps more significant, the homogeneity of the Russian people, and their capacity for completely changing their whole way of life.
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Publisher
1st World Library
ISBN-10
1421807025
ISBN-13
9781421807027
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178056294
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Author
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Format
Cloth over Boards, Hardback, With Dust Jacket, Sewn,Cloth over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Sewn