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mehitabels's review against another edition
3.0
at first I thought this would be a heartbreaking memoir. about a third of the way through I wasn't sure who I disliked more, the masters of the serfs or the author. but by half way I accepted him and enjoyed the memoir immensely.
it is a unique look at a world that is as foreign to me as slavery or sweatshop work, but equally awful. how humans can do such things to their own species will never stop amazing and disgusting me.
a worthy read for discovering the time and place, 19th century rural Russia.
it is a unique look at a world that is as foreign to me as slavery or sweatshop work, but equally awful. how humans can do such things to their own species will never stop amazing and disgusting me.
a worthy read for discovering the time and place, 19th century rural Russia.
hyacinthian's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
bahareads's review
3.0
I've never read a book from the other side of the fence in Russian history. Nikitenko is a strikingly lyrical author and he paints a good picture for the mind. I thought Up from Serfdom was going to be more heartbreaking and violence, it was not but it still did a good job of showing the dark side of serfdom.
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