The society of Belarusian-Lithuanian lands in the Long 19th century

Филатова Е. Н. Белорусско-литовские земли в 1772–1860 гг.: человек и общество. — Минск: Беларуская навука, 2022. — 335 с.

Abstract

In 2022, the famous Belarusian historian Elena Filatova published a monograph on the processes of social development in the Belarusian-Lithuanian lands in 1772–1860. The book covers an important period for the formation of the imperial policy of Saint Petersburg on this territory and the mechanisms for adapting the local society to the realities of the Russian Empire. Based on various sources, including archival documents from the archives of Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, the researcher examines various aspects of the life of the society of the Belarusian-Lithuanian region in the context of the transition from the traditions of statehood of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth to the autocratic order. The author focuses on the changes in the social structure, changes in the lives of various social strata and specific people in a difficult time, full of wars and insurrectionary attempts. The monograph enriches and expands traditional approaches to the history of the Belarusian-Lithuanian lands in the Long 19th century, successfully supplements the usual picture of events with factors from the sphere of everyday history, linking the facts of the personal biographies of people of the period to the historical time.

Received: 15.01.2023.

Citation
Borisyonok Yu. A. The society of Belarusian-Lithuanian lands in the Long 19th century // Slavic Almanac. 2023. No 1–2. P. 443–457 (in Russian). DOI: 10.31168/2073-5731.2023.1-2.6.01