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Past life style. Amazing cranks and eccentrics

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This book consists of two the most famous works by Mikhail Pyliaev (1842-1899), a chronicler of the traditions and life style of Russian Days of Yore. The first one is Past Life Style: Stories About Old Traditions, Habits and Rituals of Domestic and Social Life How did our predecessors eat? What was fashionable, and who set the fashion? What kind of entertainments were popular with folk and high society? These and many other curious things are described in this book. One of the chapters is about local holy men, wanderers, and holy fools. The second one, Amazing Cranks and Eccentrics, is a collection of real stories about famous Russian eccentrics of the 18th-19th centuries, their caprices, tastes, pranks, jokes, and mischief. Among them are people of all classes and professions: nobility, merchants, writers, scholars, and ordinary people. 70 illustrations.