Poverty Is Not a Vice: Charity, Society, and the State in Imperial Russia

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At the turn of the twentieth century, many Russians clung to the traditional belief that "poverty is not a vice" and that personal acts of generosity toward the poor, including beggars, earn spiritual... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691044899

ISBN13:9780691044897

Release Date:May 1996

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

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History Social Science Social Sciences

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