A Russian Merchant's Tale: The Life and Adventures of Ivan Alekseevich Tolchënov, Based on His Diary

by David L. Ransel

Based on the rare diary of an 18th-century Russian provincial merchant, A Russian Merchant's Tale presents a revealing portrait of Russia's little-known commercial class. By recording his daily contacts with a wide array of individuals from lords to laborers for more than 40 years, Ivan Alekseevich Tolch nov opened a window onto the education, work, birth, death, marriage, business, civic, holiday, and religious practices of a social group...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253220203
• ISBN13: 9780253220202
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"