Extra-marital relations and patronage in Russia in the se¬cond half of the XIXth — beginning of the XXth c. Cover Image

Внебрачные связи и покровительство в России второй половины XIX — начала XX в.
Extra-marital relations and patronage in Russia in the se¬cond half of the XIXth — beginning of the XXth c.

Author(s): M. M. Leonov
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: salon; patronage; informal-relationship; marriage; family; position; bureaucracy; state power; politics.

Summary/Abstract: The article asserts that extra-marital relations could function as a ladder for upward social mobility, allowing one to obtain a certain position and wealth. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author examines the strategies of private patronage which have been used for several decades in everyday life of Russian noble salons.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 17-24
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian