Culture+and+Society


 * Internal Pages**
 * Sex and the Orthodox Church in Russia by Howard Brent Rachel
 * Nicolaa's article "The People of Novgorod"
 * Nicolaa's article "The Imperial Ideal"
 * Notes from Carolyn Pouncy's lecture on Medieval Women
 * Princess Olga: a Tale of Revenge by Predslava Vydrina
 * Women and Property by Predslava Vydrina
 * Period Lust by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
 * "The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a Child" by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
 * Medieval Children's art by Paul Wickenden of Thanet
 * A Russian Wedding by Paul Wickenden of Thanet




 * External Pages**
 * [|Culture and Everyday Life] - articles from the SIG Newsletter, Slovo.
 * [|The Russian Bania]: A History of the Great Russian Bath. Gives information on the Bannik (bath spirit) and the uses of the bath in weddings, births, and health care.
 * [|Monastic Medicine in Kievan Rus' and early Muscovy]: A page of useful notes from an article by Russel Zguta on the subject.
 * [|The Russian Wedding Project]
 * [|The Face of Russia]: The website for the PBS series of the same name. Includes a really nice interactive timeline, beginning with 850 CE.
 * [|"The Modern Customs and Ancient Laws of Russia] A series of lectures given at Yale University by Maxime Kovalevsky 1891
 * [|Lecture I:] The Matrimonial Customs and Usages of the Russian People, and the Light They Throw on the Evolution of Marriage
 * [|Lecture II] The State of the Modern Russian Family, and Particularly that of the Joint or Household Community of Great Russia
 * [|Lecture III] The Past and Present of the Russian Village Community
 * [|Lecture IV] Old Russian Folkmotes
 * [|Lecture V:] Old Russian Parliaments
 * [|Lecture VI] The Origin, Growth, and Abolition of Personal Servitude in Russia