Description
Book SynopsisConsisting of a rare memoir and also a diary, this title provides a glimpse into the domestic life of Russia's nobility in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Labzina's accounts of her spiritual development and her social sphere offers insights into male and female sensibilities of the time.
Trade Review"Fascinating.... A valuable source for the study of Russian women's history."—Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter, author of Social Identity in Imperial Russia
"A valuable translation that offers telling insights on the ways in which historical forces intersected in the life and consciousness of a Russian noblewoman."—Alexander Martin, author of Romantics, Reformers, and Reactionaries
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Introduction by Gary Marker and Rachel May
The Memoir
The Diary
Appendix One: The Variant Beginning to Labzina's Memoir
Appendix Two: Freemasons' Ceremony
Notes
Index
