Memuary v 5 tt. T.1. Detsvo i iunost'. 1827 - 1855 - Semenov-Tian-Shanskii

The first volume of P. P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky's memoir covers the period of his childhood and youth, upbringing in the family, studies, first marriage and widowhood. The author pays special attention to the landowner's life of the first half of the 19th century, the relations of landowners and serfs, which preceded the liberation of peasants by social movements, etc. The book of memoirs contains both a characterization of the environment in which the author's youth and youth flowed, as well as his assessment of many phenomena and events of Russian history and modern era. The text of the memoirs is accompanied by introductory articles, comments, and contains a number of applications, including a large number of letters by P. P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky. The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in the history of Russia in the 19th century