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The Imperial Russian Revision Lists Of The 18th And 19th Century, Joseph B. Everett
The Imperial Russian Revision Lists Of The 18th And 19th Century, Joseph B. Everett
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One of the most important resources for social and family historians researching in the former Russian Empire are the revision lists, a series of ten enumerations of the population conducted between 1719 and 1858. Listing the members of each household among taxable classes of people across the Russian Empire, the revisions lists are useful for studying historical population demographics and reconstructing family relationships. An awareness of these records and where to access them can be useful for Slavic librarians to facilitate the research of Russian historians and genealogists. This article provides an overview of the history and content of the …
Translation And Evolution: Byzantine Monastic Studies Since Ca. 1990, Hannah Ewing
Translation And Evolution: Byzantine Monastic Studies Since Ca. 1990, Hannah Ewing
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While monks were integral parts of the long‐lasting Byzantine world, Byzantine monasticism and its study can be relatively obscure to nonspecialists, given the diversity of monastic forms practiced in the empire. This piece presents a brief primer on Byzantine monastic studies and evaluates key scholarship in this increasingly vigorous field. In particular, it assesses the major impact of critical editions and primary‐source translation projects since the 1990s and 2000s, including both archival materials and hagiography. Furthermore, it evaluates the current state of the field and outlines several opportunities and directions for further research.