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The Worlds of Russian Village Women: Tradition, Transgression, Compromise
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The Worlds of Russian Village Women: Tradition, Transgression, Compromise Paperback - 2013 - 1st Edition

by Laura J. Olson


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Russian rural women have been depicted as victims of oppressive patriarchy, celebrated as symbols of inherent female strength, and extolled as the original source of a great world culture. Throughout the years of collectivization, industrialization, and World War II, women played major roles in the evolution of the Russian village. But how do they see themselves? What do their stories, songs, and customs reveal about their values, desires, and motivations?
Based upon nearly three decades of fieldwork, from 1983 to 2010, The Worlds of Russian Rural Women follows three generations of Russian women and shows how they alternately preserve, discard, and rework the cultural traditions of their forebears to suit changing needs and self-conceptions. In a major contribution to the study of folklore, Laura J. Olson and Svetlana Adonyeva document the ways that women's tales of traditional practices associated with marriage, childbirth, and death reflect both upholding and transgression of social norms. Their romance songs, satirical ditties, and healing and harmful magic reveal the complexity of power relations in the Russian villages.

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  • Title The Worlds of Russian Village Women: Tradition, Transgression, Compromise
  • Author Laura J. Olson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 382
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Wisconsin Press, Madison
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780299290344 / 0299290344
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.9 in (23.88 x 17.53 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Folklore - Russia, Rural women - Russia - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012016670
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.409

About the author

Laura J. Olson is associate professor in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Svetlana Adonyeva is professor of folklore and theory of literature at St. Petersburg State University in Russia.
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