The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis

The article examines the life of representatives of the Boratynsky noble family in Kazan Governorate in 1917–1918 – A.N. Boratynsky, K.N. Boratynsky, and O.A. Ilyina. Based on the memoirs of O.A. Ilyina and K.N. Boratynsky, the feelings, thoughts and living conditions of the nobility are shown; thei...

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Main Author: Yelena V. Mironova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of History 2017-01-01
Series:Историческая этнология
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Online Access:https://historicalethnology.org/news/en-2017-t2-n2-6/
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description The article examines the life of representatives of the Boratynsky noble family in Kazan Governorate in 1917–1918 – A.N. Boratynsky, K.N. Boratynsky, and O.A. Ilyina. Based on the memoirs of O.A. Ilyina and K.N. Boratynsky, the feelings, thoughts and living conditions of the nobility are shown; their short biographies are presented before and after the described events. The Boratynsky are of interest because they were one of the most prominent noble families in the time period under stury according to their material, cultural, and social significance. Different types of of the family members’ behavior in this period have been identified: K.N. Boratynsky accepted the revolution, stayed in Russia and continued working in education; O.A. Ilyina and her husband took the new government extremely negatively and ran away from Kazan captured by the Bolsheviks; A.N. Boratynsky perceived the Bolshevik coup negatively as well, however, showed no active resistance trying to instill courage among his family and friends through his example and was subsequently shot. The study presents examples of internal attitudes, which had an impact on the response to the revolutionary events. It is concluded that the clash of noble and peasant type worldviews can be shown on the example of the Boratynsky.
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spelling doaj.art-5c43bca5246d432181555c61325b850b2024-01-10T11:25:31ZengTatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of HistoryИсторическая этнология2587-92862017-01-0122273281The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisisYelena V. Mironova0Candidate of Science (History), Research Fellow, the Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Tatarstan, Sh. Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin St., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); yelena.mironova@yandex.ruThe article examines the life of representatives of the Boratynsky noble family in Kazan Governorate in 1917–1918 – A.N. Boratynsky, K.N. Boratynsky, and O.A. Ilyina. Based on the memoirs of O.A. Ilyina and K.N. Boratynsky, the feelings, thoughts and living conditions of the nobility are shown; their short biographies are presented before and after the described events. The Boratynsky are of interest because they were one of the most prominent noble families in the time period under stury according to their material, cultural, and social significance. Different types of of the family members’ behavior in this period have been identified: K.N. Boratynsky accepted the revolution, stayed in Russia and continued working in education; O.A. Ilyina and her husband took the new government extremely negatively and ran away from Kazan captured by the Bolsheviks; A.N. Boratynsky perceived the Bolshevik coup negatively as well, however, showed no active resistance trying to instill courage among his family and friends through his example and was subsequently shot. The study presents examples of internal attitudes, which had an impact on the response to the revolutionary events. It is concluded that the clash of noble and peasant type worldviews can be shown on the example of the Boratynsky.https://historicalethnology.org/news/en-2017-t2-n2-6/historykazan governorate1917february revolutionoctober revolutionthe nobilitythe boratynskyeveryday lifehistorical anthropology
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The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
Историческая этнология
history
kazan governorate
1917
february revolution
october revolution
the nobility
the boratynsky
everyday life
historical anthropology
title The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
title_full The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
title_fullStr The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
title_full_unstemmed The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
title_short The Boratynsky family in 1917: the nobility in times of crisis
title_sort boratynsky family in 1917 the nobility in times of crisis
topic history
kazan governorate
1917
february revolution
october revolution
the nobility
the boratynsky
everyday life
historical anthropology
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