Books Behind the Altar: Religion, Village Libraries, and the Moscow Agricultural Society

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Author
Journal
Russian History
Volume
31
Issue
3
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
Annotation

Describes efforts by the Moscow Agricultural Society and Andrei Ivanovich Chikhachev to establish rural folk libraries in Russia in the 1840-1860s with a focus on providing works on religion, agriculture and the best of Russian literature.

Sections:

  • Background: Reading Religion
  • The local landscape of Chikhachev's library
  • The Zimenki library and Chikhachev's religious journey
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