UnSold Souls
By ERIN SCHULTZ
Synopsis
In the Russian Empire, before the emancipation of the souls in 1861, landowners had the right to own souls to farm their land. Souls were for most purposes considered the property of the landowner, who could buy, sell or mortgage them, as any other chattel. To count souls (and people in general), the measure word “soul” was used: e.g., “six souls of serfs”. The plot of the novel relies on “dead souls” (i.e., “dead serfs”) which are still accounted for in property registers.
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Author: ERIN SCHULTZ
Publisher: ebookcinema
Editor Language: English
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