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Women in Tsarist Russia were, on the whole, regarded as being of an inferior social standing to men, and were seen as being of little importance. Peasant women were often mistreated by their husbands, parents and in-laws, were exhausted by many pregnancies, and their work was considered to be of little value. The situation was very similar for the wives of landowners. Education of women was not taken seriously by many Russians. A woman could have her own property while married, and was often expected to run the estates, if her husband was away.
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For the aficionado of Tsarist Russia, the Marie E. Betteley Collection of Rare Jewelry from Imperial Russia is one of the finest on the market in the West. And it's all for sale. From gold and gem-set rings and brooches to cufflinks, jeweled miniature eggs and diamond encrusted pendants, these unique treasures, all from the Romanov era, can now be yours.
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In Tsarist Russia, the police had a vital role in keeping watch for enemies of the Tsar, and arresting them as required. Particularly important here was the Okhrana, the secret police. Agents of the Okhrana worked undercover, infiltrating organisations and groups which might present a danger to the Tsar.
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It was this victory that helped forge post-tsarist Russia's self-image as a strong country that had stood up to the bullying of the west, and that lay at the root of the Cold War. Even Gorbachev, often seen as a friend of the west, was prone to mentioning it; and it cannot be far from President Putin's mind as events unfold in the Middle East.
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Critics of the Eurasianist ideal say that its proponents are selective in their historical memory, tending to romanticize Tsarist Russia’s imperial experience. Indeed, Russia’s brutal behavior in Chechnya would seem to blow up the notion that Russia can act a benevolent leader of a cluster of states in search of a new development paradigm. Some say few differences separate Eurasianist thinking from the far-right ideology of National Bolshevism.
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The US Library of Congress is hosting The Empire That Was Russia, an exhibit displaying the color photographs of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorski, who traveled Tsarist Russia producing thousands of glass-plate negatives. How'd it work?
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