The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents–The Definitive Edition by F. A. Hayek, Bruce CaldwellRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 5.8 MbOverview: An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944-when […]
The Road To Serfdom by Friedrich HayekRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 310 MbOverview: A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom has inspired and infuriated politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in England in the spring of 1944 when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts […]
Up from Serfdom: My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824 by Aleksandr NikitenkoRequirements: .PDF/.ePUB reader, 5 mbOverview: Aleksandr Nikitenko, descended from once-free Cossacks, was born into serfdom in provincial Russia in 1804. One of 300,000 serfs owned by Count Sheremetev, Nikitenko as a teenager became fiercely determined to gain his freedom. In this memorable and […]
A Life under Russian Serfdom: The Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, 1800–68 by Boris B. GorshkovRequirements: .PDF reader, 1.9mbOverview: This is a translation of one of very few Russian serfs’ memoirs. Savva Purlevskii recollects his life in Russian serfdom and life of his grandparents, parents, and fellow villagers. He describes family and communal life and […]
Abolition of Serfdom in Russia: 1762-1907 by David MoonRequirements: .ePUB, .PDF reader, 5.4 MbOverview: In February 1861 Tsar Alexander II issued the statutes abolishing the institution of serfdom in Russia. The procedures set in motion by Alexander II undid the ties that bound together 22 million serfs and 100,000 noble estate owners, and changed the […]
