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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Byt i Traditsii Russkogo Dvorianstva (XVIII-nachalo XIX veka)
[ Conversations about Russian culture : The way of life and traditions of the Russian nobility (18th to the early 19th centuries)]
Comp. and comm. by R.G. Grigor`ev 3d ed
St. Petersburg: Azbuka, 2014 544 p Serie: Kul`turnyi kod Hardcover. 14 x 21 cm ISBN: 9785389087415 Language: Russian
Iu.M. Lotman (1922-1993) was a well known researcher of the Russian culture. This book is based on a series of TV lectures on the same topic. It is profusely illustrated. Provided with comments and bibliographical references it describes many sides of the life of the nobility: women’s life and education, promotion, matchmaking, marriage, divorce, card games, duels, etc. A separate chapter is devoted to the Decembrists and their life stories.