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In the mid-19th Century French economist and sociologist Frédéric Le Play wrote several works about family structures in Europe, including Russia where he conducted in-depth enquiries. Those books are a fantastic read for the ones who like me are interested in historical demography.
See also: Peter Czap:
• "A Large Family: the peasant's greatest wealth - Serf households in Mishino, Russia, 1814-1858".
• "The Perennial Multiple Family Househols, Mishino, Russia, 1782-1858"
Excerpts might be available on line.
(I know there are many villages called Mishino in Russia, I think this is the one located in the Ryazan oblast)
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And I'm darn sure you know better than me that the stereotype of the sweetly smiling submissive Russian woman is a Western urban legend!
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