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A manual on household management, the Domostroi is one of the
few sources on the social history and secular life of Russia in the
time of Ivan the Terrible. It depicts a society that prized
religious orthodoxy, reliance on tradition, and absolute
subordination of the individual to the family and the state.
Specific instructions tell how to arrange hay, visit monasteries,
distill vodka, treat servants, entertain clergy, cut out robes, and
carry out many other daily activities. Carolyn Johnston Pouncy here
offers, with an informative introduction, the first complete
English translation.
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