Culture and Society

Internal Pages

• Sex and the Orthodox Church in Russia by Howard Brent Rachel
• Nicolaa's article "The People of Novgorod"
• Nicolaa's article "The Imperial Ideal"
• Notes from Carolyn Pouncy's lecture on Medieval Women
• Princess Olga: a Tale of Revenge by Predslava Vydrina
• Women and Property by Predslava Vydrina
• Period Lust by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
• "The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child" by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
• Medieval Children's art by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
• A Russian Wedding by Paul Wickenden of Thanet

External Pages

• [and Everyday Life] - articles from the SIG Newsletter, Slovo.
• [Russian Bania]: A History of the Great Russian Bath. Gives information on the Bannik (bath spirit) and the uses of the bath in weddings, births, and health care.
• [Medicine in Kievan Rus' and early Muscovy]: A page of useful notes from an article by Russel Zguta on the subject.
• [Russian Wedding Project]
• [Face of Russia]: The website for the PBS series of the same name. Includes a really nice interactive timeline, beginning with 850 CE.
• ["The Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia] A series of lectures given at Yale University by Maxime Kovalevsky 1891

[I:] The Matrimonial Customs and Usages of the Russian People, and the Light They Throw on the Evolution of Marriage [II] The State of the Modern Russian Family, and Particularly that of the Joint or Household Community of Great Russia [III] The Past and Present of the Russian Village Community [IV] Old Russian Folkmotes Lecture V: Old Russian Parliaments [VI] The Origin, Growth, and Abolition of Personal Servitude in Russia