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Aleksey Paskhin

Saint Petersburg, 29 Apr 1831 – 2 Jul 1863

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Facts and their sources

  • Born29 Apr 1831, Saint Petersburgor 17 Apr 1831Records disagree1 source
  • Died2 Jul 1863not verified1 source
  • FatherNicholas I of RussiaHypothesisRecords disagree1 source
  • MotherVarvara Nelidovanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 29 Apr 1831

    Born in Saint Petersburg

  2. 2 Jul 1863

    Dies, aged 32

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During his lifetime

He lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Saint Petersburg.

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The 1830s · Aleksey is born in Saint Petersburg

In the news1837

First Public Railway Opens in 1837

In 1837, the first public passenger railway opened, running between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo, marking the beginning of the railway age in Russia.

Getting around

Four-day coach journeys between capitals

Traveling between St. Petersburg and Moscow by stagecoach took four days of constant travel before the railway was completed.

Around the world1832

Cholera spreads around the world

A cholera pandemic from India reached Europe and the Americas; cities learned the hard way about clean water and sewers.

Daily life

Low rates of peasant literacy and education

Literacy among serfs was extremely low, with estimates not exceeding 1%. Education was largely confined to home training by local sextons or clerks, often limited to reading, writing, and basic arithmetic.

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

Traditional khorovod dances and reed instruments

In the Kursk region, women performed traditional round dances called khorovod or karagod while singing and playing kuvichki, a set of pan-flute pipes made of reeds of varying lengths.

At the table

Everyday Drinks of the Peasantry

Kvass, a drink made from rye flour and malt, was the most common everyday beverage for ordinary people. While tea culture was starting to spread, it remained a luxury for many rural families, who often only drank it during illness or on special occasions.