The Case of Captain’s Wife Voeikova

The article is devoted to the analysis of archival materials related to the conflict in the landowner family of Fyodor and Alexandra Voeikov, which acquired the character of a secret state affair, in which top officials were involved and in which the final decision was made by Empress Catherine II. The documents in question are a valuable source on gender history, contain interesting information on the history of everyday life, patron-client and family relations, customs and worldview of the Russian nobility in the last quarter of the 18th century. The article also raises the question of the nature of the royal disgrace in Catherinian Russia.

Keywords

Russia, 18th century, gender history, patron-client relations, royal disgrace

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18.10.2022

Publication date

10.04.2023

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46847

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GOST	Kamenskii A. The Case of Captain’s Wife Voeikova // ISTORIYA – 2023. – V. 14. – Issue 3 (125) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840025056-0-1 (circulation date: 22.07.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840025056-0
MLA	Kamenskii, Alexander "The Case of Captain’s Wife Voeikova." ISTORIYA 14.3 (125) (2023) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840025056-0
APA	Kamenskii A. (2023). The Case of Captain’s Wife Voeikova. ISTORIYA 14(3 (125)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840025056-0

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