Up from Serfdom: My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824
By Unknown Author.
Description
A rare and powerful document. Nikitenko’s memoir should take its place next to the very best ex-slave narratives and those of untouchables in India.”James C. ScottAn important historical account that reveals a great deal about the realities of serfdom.”Juliet Wittman, Washington Post Book WorldOne of the best surviving accounts of Russian serfdom.”Blake Eskin, Lingua FrancaAleksandr 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 compe...
ISBN(s)
0300097166, 9780300097160
