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Vladimir Baryatinsky

19 Sep 1843 – Saint Petersburg, 30 Nov 1914

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A life in time

  1. 19 Sep 1843

    Born

  2. 4 Jun 1870

    A son is born

  3. 30 Nov 1914

    Dies in Saint Petersburg, aged 71

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1840s · Vladimir is born

In the news1848

Cholera and Crop Failures in 1848

In 1848, a major cholera epidemic, coupled with a bad harvest and dry weather that caused widespread town fires, severely disrupted the lives of the agrarian population.

Getting around

Vast network of postal relay stations

The postal system maintained approximately 3,950 relay stations across the empire, utilizing over 50,000 horses to provide fresh teams for travelers and mail couriers.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Daily life

Peasant cooking methods and meat consumption

In the first half of the 19th century, food was prepared in the Russian oven using clay pots, and occasionally metal cast iron pots, to preserve heat. Peasants typically ate meat only on rare occasions like Christmas or Easter due to poverty and religious fasts.

What people wore

Everyday men's clothing and footwear

Ordinary men typically wore a skewed-collar shirt (kosovorotka) belted over trousers, with bast shoes (lapti) being standard everyday footwear.

Music

Improvisational pliaska dances and percussion

Fast-paced pliaska dances were characterized by individual improvisations, sometimes accompanied by improvised percussion like wooden spoons or metal pots when standard instruments were unavailable.

At the table

Staple Foods of Ordinary Russian Families

Ordinary families primarily ate rye bread and various porridges, with cabbage soup known as shchi being a staple dish served year-round. Meat was a rare luxury for the poor, typically reserved for major holidays like Christmas and Easter, while fish and vegetables were more accessible.