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Olga Zherebtsova

1765 – Saint Petersburg, 1 Mar 1849

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A life in time

  1. 1765

    Born

  2. 1806

    A son is born

  3. 1 Mar 1849

    Dies in Saint Petersburg

Family

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Parents

Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1760s · Olga is born

In the news1769

Introduction of Paper Money

The government introduced paper money, known as assignats, for the first time in 1769, though ordinary people initially distrusted them and preferred metal coins.

Getting around

The podorozhnaya travel permit system

Travelers could obtain a podorozhnaya, a travel permit that authorized the use of state-provided post horses and required payment of a fee for every verst traveled.

At the table

Sour cabbage soup was daily fare

Shchi, a soup made from sour cabbage or sauerkraut, was the most common daily meal, often enriched with hemp oil in fasting periods or sour cream on regular days. In the absence of meat, this soup served as the main course, frequently accompanied by porridge.

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.Around the world · 1756–1763

The Seven Years’ War. Fought in Europe, the Americas, Africa and India, often called the first world war: Britain took Canada and India from France.

Blaue Max · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Peasant everyday winter and summer clothing

Peasant men wore linen shirts and trousers, while women wore long linen shirts and a checkered woolen skirt called a poneva. In winter, both wore sheepskin coats with the fur turned inward to stay warm.

Music

Social Gatherings and Folk Music Traditions

During the eighteenth century, young people often organized gatherings where they sang and danced, such as the cabbage-chopping parties, where work was followed by music and dancing once the older adults left the room.

Daily life

Home-based literacy for children

Due to a lack of public schools, children in noble families typically began learning literacy at home between the ages of 5 and 8. Teachers were often parents, relatives, local priests, or even household servants who knew how to read and write.