Village Mothers Oral History Project, 1981-1990
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and Practice
Indiana University
Franklin Hall 0030B
601 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
https://cdrp.mediaschool.indiana.edu
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleVillage Mothers Oral History Project, 1981-1990
Project No.
ohrc100
Interviews
92 interviews. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Franklin Hall, Room 0030B. Copies of interview transcripts are also held by the IU Libraries University
Archives.
Contact archives@indiana.edu for more information. For other locations housing the interviews
from this project, please contact the Center for Documentary Research and Practice office.
Language
Materials are in English and Russian.
Abstract
In this project, several interviewers--primarily David
Ransel--interviewed ninety-three Russians about the relationship between modern
and traditional child bearing practices during the twentieth century. These
Russians, who were mostly women, talked about their experiences with
childbirth, their family history, and how they incorporated traditions passed
down by their family and their community in to their child-rearing practices.
These interviews show how traditional practices blended with modern medical
practices and ideas over the last one hundred years These interviews were used
by David Ransel in his book
Village Mothers
"2000." The interviews have been transcribed in Russian with some English
notes.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains ninety-two interviews conducted over five years. All interviews consist of audio tapes and typed
transcripts in Russian.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for Documentary Research and Practice at Indiana University is open
to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are available only when such copies
are permitted by the deed of gift. Scholars must honor any
restrictions the interviewee placed on the use of the interview. Since some of our earlier
(pre-computer) transcripts do not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript
(deletions, additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Audio files may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for that
interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the audio interview.
Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use, but excerpted quotes may be
used as long as researchers fully cite the data in their research, including accession
number, interview date, interviewee's and interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for Documentary Research and Practice, Indiana University,
Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript; if digital audio and no transcript, cite time when quote occurs].
Interview List
Interviewee
Abdulina, Garifabanu
1993
Call Number
00-071
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Garifabanu Abdullina, born in 1908, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother and her
Tatar customs.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Abramova, Antonia Nikolaevna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-001
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Antonia Abramova, born in 1931, lives in Inakovka 2, Tambov
Province, Russia. Antonia discusses motherhood.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Abramova, Mariia
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-002
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Mariia Abramova, born in 1931, lives in Inakovka 2, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Badrieva, Nuraniia
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-072
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nuraniia Badrieva, born in 1932, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Bagautdinova, Zatiia
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-073
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zatiia Bagautdinova, born in 1925 lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Bakhmesterova, Olimpiada Timofeevna
June 7,
1993
Call Number
00-004
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Olimpiada Bakhmesterova, born in 1902, lives in Staroe Selo,
Moscow Province, Russia. Her father died when she was a baby. Bakhmesterova got
married in 1924 and had her first son a year later. She had six children. She
stated that she loved her husband and that the births were not difficult. She
nursed for a long time and swaddled her babies. In addition, she used a midwife
and learned how to make diapers. She also learned how to take care of a child
during her days as a nanny. She used some of her own remedies for ailments.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Staroe Selo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Baranova, Varvara Ivanovna
June 7, 1993
Call Number
00-003
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Varvara Baranova, born in 1915, lives in Lepeshki, in the Moscow
Province of Russia. She had ten siblings and five children of her own, not all
of whom survived. All her children were born in a hospital, but she also
practiced traditional customs such as swaddling and the Evil Eye. She used
herbs and oils to cure certain ailments, but for serious illnesses she took her
family members to the hospital.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Lepeshki, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Belikova, Vera Nikiforovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-005
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Vera Belikova, born in 1909, lives in Nazarovno, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses childbirth and rearing in Russia.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Nazarovno, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Bobkova, Elena Pavlovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-006
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Elena Bobkova, born in 1919, lives in Ezhevitsa, El'ninsk raion,
Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses motherhood.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Ezhevitsa, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Brykina, Liia Nikolaevna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-007
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Liia Brykina, born in 1931, lives in Inakovka 1, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 1, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Buldakova, Lina
June 5,
1993
Call Number
00-008
Physical Description
22 pages; 2 tapes; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Lina Buldakova, born in 1907, lives in Vvedenskoe in the Moscow
Province in Russia. She discusses traditional child-rearing and bearing
practices versus modern practices.
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Keywords
-
-
Place Names
- Vvedenskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Dobrynin, Vasilii Egorovich
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-009
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Vasilii Dobrynin, born in 1923, lives in Inakovka Village,
Tambov Province, Russia. He discusses his experiences with his mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka Village, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Fakhrutdinova, Roza
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-074
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Roza Fakhrutdinova, born in 1933, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences before and after
abortion became legal.
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Keywords
-
-
Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Fateeva, Klavdiia Ivanovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-010
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Klavdiia Fateeva, born in 1937, lives in Inakovka, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Fedosenkova, Dar'ia Emel'ianova
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-011
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Dar'ia Fedosenkova was born in 1909 and lives in Suglitsa,
El'ninsk raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a
mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Suglitsa, Russia
- Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Galeeva, Nafisa Nasybulovna
June 19,
1990
Call Number
00-075
Physical Description
12 pages; 2 cassettes, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nafisa Galeeva, born in 1910, lives in Moscow, Russia. She
discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Moscow, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Gerasimova, Ekaterina Vasil'evna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-012
Physical Description
10 pages; 1 tape; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Ekaterina Gerasimova, born in 1909, lives in Tsarevo, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tsarevo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Gibert, Aleksandra Nikolaevna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-013
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Aleksandra Gibert, born in 1921, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Gimadeeva, Mar'iam Khaliulla
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-076
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Mar'iam Gimadeeva, born in 1918, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'iavonovsk Province, Russia. She discusses childbirth, motherhood, and
child-rearing. Gimadeeva related stories about trying to toughen up kids
through labor and lack of material goods. She also stated that for their own
protection, Tatar children were rarely allowed to loiter outside.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- diseases
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Gimatdinova, Zeinab
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-077
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zeinab Gimatdinova, born in 1923, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Gracheva, Nina
June 7,
1993
Call Number
00-014
Physical Description
3 pages; 1 cassette, 1/7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nina Gracheva, born in 1926, lives in Lepeshki in the Moscow
Province of Russia. She was married in 1949, had two sons and one daughter. She
felt she did not have time for more children. Her mother taught her everything
she knew about prenatal and postnatal care. She was later divorced and
remarried when her daughter was eleven.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Lepeshki, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- cultural traditions
Interviewee
Grafova, Antonina N. Kolaevna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-015
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 tape; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Antonina Grafova, born in 1927, lives in Nazarovno, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with motherhood.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Nazarovno, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Gureeva, Anis'ia Kondrat'evna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-016
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anis'ia Gureeva, born in 1911, lives in Kirasovo Sputinsk raion,
Moscow Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Kiiasovo, Russia
- Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Guseva, Aleksandra Ivanovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-017
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Aleksandra Guseva, born in 1907, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Ialisheva, Sharifa Khusainova
April 21,
1990
Call Number
00-078
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
David Ransel summarizes his recollections of his discussion with
Sharifa Ialisheva, born in 1912, about her experiences as a mother. She
commented on the traditonal customs of arranged marriage and folk healing. She
also talked about abortion, village life, and the changes from traditional to
modern methods of child-rearing and child bearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Leningrad, Russia
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Subjects
- abortion
- arranged marriage
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- folk medicine
- Tatar customs
- village life
Interviewee
Isafieva, Anna Fedorovna
June 5,
1993
Call Number
00-018
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Isafieva, born around 1900, lived in Fedorovskoe, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Fedorovskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Iurenieva, Fina Asrorovna
June 5,
1990
Call Number
00-079
Physical Description
21 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Fina Asrorovna Iurenieva, born in 1941, lives in Leningrad,
Russia. She discusses Tatar customs and how these customs changed over
time.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Leningrad, Russia
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Subjects
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Kamaletdinova, Rkiia
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-080
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Rkiia Kamaletdinova, born in 1922, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Kasiakina, Anna Vasil'evna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-019
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Kasiakina, born in 1939, lives in Inakovka, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Kirsanova, Anna Vasil'evna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-020
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Kirsanova, born in 1920, lives in Vititni, El'ninsk raion,
Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Russia
- Vititni, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Konobievskaia, Anna Ivanova
June 7,
1993
Call Number
00-021
Physical Description
19 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Konobievskaia, born in 1922, lives in Zhukovka, the Moscow
Province of Russia. She worked for decades at various jobs to support her
family. She had two nannies to watch her children. Konobievskaia experienced
several troublesome birthing experiences, in which midwives had to intervene.
She had a hard life, but she claimed that she was destined by God to a life of
labor. She and her husband worked hard to support theirson and daughter.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Zhukovka, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Korotchenkova, Praskov Petrovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-022
Physical Description
8 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Praskov Korotchenkova, born in 1920, lives in Elizavetino,
El'ninsk raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a
mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Elizavetino, Russia
- Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Kosiakova, Anna Iakovlevna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-024
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Kosiakova lives in Kosiakova 2, Tambov Province, Russia.
She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Koskiakina, Nina Ivanovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-023
Physical Description
1 page; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nina Koskiakina, born in 1937, lives in Inakovka, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Krivolapova, Aleksandra Nestratovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-025
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Aleksandra Krivolapova was born in 1949. She discusses the
relationship between traditional child-rearing and childbirthing practices and
those of modern medicine.
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Keywords
-
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Krivolapova, Praskov'ia Egorovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-026
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Praskov'ia Krivolapova, born in 1912, lives in Inakovka 2,
Tambov Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Krugman, Fira Abramovna
May 12, 1990;
May 19, 1990
Call Number
00-090
Physical Description
16 pages; 2 cassettes, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Fira Krugman, born in 1915, lives in Leningrad, Russia. She
discusses childbirth and child-rearing. Krugman also related stories about
Jewish customs and how these differed from other common practices.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Leningrad, Russia
- Russia
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-
Subjects
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
- Jewish customs
Interviewee
Kurkova, Tat'iana Vasil'evna; Kurkova, Alekseeum
Praskov'ia
June 7,
1994
Call Number
00-027
Physical Description
13 pages; 1 cassette 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Ukrainian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Tat'iana Kurkova and Praskov'ia Kurkova were born in 1925 and
1899 respectively. They live in Orlovo in the Moscow Province of Russia. They
discuss the practice of traditional Russian child-rearing customs in the area,
such as chewing bread and sugar to stop a child crying, swaddling children, and
giving birth at home with the help of a midwife. They discuss the use of
traditional remedies for ailments, such as boiled milk for a sore throat, and
specific herbs for general sickness.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Orlovo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Kuzina, Anastasiia Nikolaevna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-028
Physical Description
13 pages; 1 cassette 17/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anastasiia Kuzina, born in 1923, lives in Vvedenskoe, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. She discusses traditional childbearing and rearing
practices.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Vvedenskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Larshina, Antonina Alekseevna
June
8,1993
Call Number
00-029
Physical Description
13 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Antonina Larshina, born in 1923, lives in Orlova in the Moscow
Province of Russia. She discusses her experiences with childbirth and
child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Orlovo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Lopatkina, Valentina Ivanovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-030
Physical Description
15 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Valentina Lopatkina, born in 1931, lives in Tsarevo, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. She discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Tsarevo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Malikova, Marfa Ivanovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-032
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Marfa Malikova, born in 1910, lives in Inakovka 1, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Inakovka 1, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Malikova, Mariia Vasil'evna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-031
Physical Description
9 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Mariia Malikova, born in 1913, lives in Inakovka, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with motherhood.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Inakovka 1, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Mal'tseva, Ol'ga Timoteevna
May 25,
1990
Call Number
00-033
Physical Description
14 pages; 1 tape; no index; transcribed in Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Ol'ga Mal'tseva, born in 1913, lives in Chernaia, Batetskii
raion, Novgorad Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Chernaia, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Mamina, Galina Ivanovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-034
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Inna Peshkova
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Galina Mamina, born in 1918, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Markova, Anna Dmitrievna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-035
Physical Description
1 page; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Inna Peshkova
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Markova, born in 1918, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Inakovka, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Mikhailovna, Mariia
Summer
1981
Call Number
00-093
Physical Description
1 page; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russia
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Mariia Mikhailovna, born in 1911, lives in Baranovski, Russia.
She used a midwife rather than a doctor because she found them to be skillful.
She experienced hard labor and lost several children after they were born.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Baranovski, Russia
- Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Mikhailovna, Nina
April 22,
1990
Call Number
00-069
Physical Description
1 page; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nina Mikhailovna, born in 1928, lives in Repnino, Leningrad
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother, living in Siberia,
working in a mine, and family relationships.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Repnino, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
- mining
Interviewee
Mikhalevna, Anna Aleksandrovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-036
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Mikhalevna, born in 1923, lives in Inakovka 2, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Mikhaleva, Natal'ia Pavlovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-037
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Natal'ia Mikhaleva, born in 1929, lives in Inakovka 2, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Mosque Women
July 16,
1990
Call Number
00-089
Physical Description
10 pages; 1 tape; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
David Ransel conducted an interview with a group of women he
calls simply "mosque women." The primary interviewee among the mosque women is
Khatima Nizamoua, but she is accompanied by several other women ranging in age
and experience. These women relate how their traditional Tatar child-rearing
customs blended with Western modern medical practices over the course of
time.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Mustafina, Minzifa
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-081
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Minzifa Mustafina, born in 1933, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother and how her
Tatar customs affected her child-rearing practices.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Nikolaeva, Elizaveta Ivanovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-038
Physical Description
15 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Elizaveta Nikolaeva, born in 1910, lives in Tsareva, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Tsarevo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Nikulina, Pelageia Andreevna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-039
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Pelageia Nikulina, born in 1910, lives in Bulgakovka Province,
Russia. She discusses experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Bulgakova, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Nizamova, Khatima
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-082
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Khatima Nizamova, born in 1903, lives in tatarskii Kalmaiur
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Novozhilova, Nina Pavlovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-040
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Nina Novozhilova, born in 1916, lives in Nazarovno, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with childbirth and
child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Nazarovno, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Ortikova, Iuliia Fedorovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-041
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Iuliia Ortikova, born in 1917, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Panacheva, Anna Petrovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-042
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Panacheva, born in 1928, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russi. She discusses her role as a wife and a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Popova, Anna Ivanovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-043
Physical Description
6 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Popova, born in 1914, lives in Vvedenskoe, Moscow Province,
Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother. She discusses the changing
relationship between traditional birthing and rearing practices and modern
medical practices.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Vvedenskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Popova, Antonida Georgievna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-044
Physical Description
6 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Antonida Popova, born in 1953, lives in Mamskoe Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Pozdniakova, Zukhra
April 20,
1990
Call Number
00-083
Physical Description
10 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zukhra Pozdnikova, born in 1917, lives in Krasnoe Selo, in the
Leningrad Province of Russia. She discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Krasnoe Selo, Russia
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Subjects
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Privalova, Tamara Aleksandrovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-045
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Tamara Privalova, born in 1928, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Ptichnikova, Antonina; Vovoshkina, Zoia
undated
Call Number
00-046
Physical Description
12 pages; 2 cassettes; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Antonia Ptichnikova and Zoia Vovoshkina both participated in
this interview, but the focus is actually on the life of Ptichnikova. She was
born in 1937 and lives in Kablukovo, in Moscow Province, Russia. Ptichnikova
had only one child because times were hard. She claimed that she swaddled her
child to keep its legs straight. She got pregnant again, but had an abortion.
Ptichnikova learned a lot from her mother and other women in the area, who gave
birth with the aid of a midwife.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Kablukovo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- post-Communism
- pre-Communism
Interviewee
Rabinovich, Khana
November 16,
1994
Call Number
00-091
Physical Description
9 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Khana Rabinovich, born in 1906, lives in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Jewish customs
Interviewee
Reutova, Anna Konstantinovna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-047
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Reutova, born in 1908, lives in Inakovka 2, Tambov
Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother .
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Inakovka 2, Russia
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-
Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Rezvanova, Zubarzhat
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-084
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Shugaeva, Guzel'
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zubarzhat Rezvanova, born in 1917, lives in Tatarskii Kalmaiur,
Ul'ianovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tatarskii Kalmaiur, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Ruleva, Efrosin'ia Filippovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-048
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Efrosin'ia Ruleva, born in in 1915, lives in Buda, Ugransk
raion, Briansk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Sevriukova, Evdokiia Petrovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-049
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Evdokiia Sevriukova, born in 1911, lives in Suglitsa, El'ninsk
raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with
motherhood.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Suglitsa, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Shapovalova, Valentina Vasil'evna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-050
Physical Description
7 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Valentina Shapovalova, born in 1933, lives in Korobets, El'ninsk
raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses the relationship between
traditional Russian childbearing and child-rearing practices and more modern
practices.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Korobets, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Sharav'eva, Pelageia Grigor'evna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-051
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Pelageia Sharav'eva, born in 1911, lives in Maminskoe,
Sverdlovsk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with motherhood.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Shishanova, Anastasiia Vasil'evna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-052
Physical Description
16 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anastasiia Shishanova, born in 1905, lives in Tsarevo, Moscow
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Tsarevo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Shumkov, Vasilli Mikhailovich
June 5,
1993
Call Number
00-053
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Vasilli Shumkov, born in 1915, lives in Fedorovskoe, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. He discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Fedorovskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Shumkova, Zinaida Danilovna
June 5,
1993
Call Number
00-054
Physical Description
23 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zinaida Shumkova, born in 1915, lives in Fedorovskoe, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. She discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Fedorovskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Skovorodina, Natalia Efimovna
1981
Call Number
00-055
Physical Description
1 page; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Natalia Skovorodina, born in 1902, lives in Cherniakovo, Tarnog
raion, Vologda Province, Russia. She discusses motherhood, childbirth, and
midwivery.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Cherniakovo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Smirnova, Elizaveta Ivanovna
June 6,
1993
Call Number
00-056
Physical Description
5 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Elizaveta Smirnova, born in 1917, lives in Staroe Selo, Moscow
Province, Russia. She had three children and feared to have another one because
she was not even sure she wanted the third. Abortion was illegal, and her
mother and husband were very religious and opposed to it. For that reason, she
decided not to have an abortion. During wartime everyone helped each other,
especially women with children. Smirnova asserted that she picked up her
child-rearing knowledge from life. For sickness, like pneumonia,she would
consult a doctor rather than use traditional remedies.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Staroe Selo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- diseases
- family
Interviewee
Somova, Mariia Andreevna
Summer
1994
Call Number
00-057
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Mariia Somova, born in 1905, lives in Pokhotnyi Ugol, Bondarsk
raion, Tambov Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Pokhotnyi Ungol, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Sorokoumova, Elena Anisimovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-058
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Elena Sorokoumova, born in 1915, lives in Nikitino, El'ninsk
raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences with
motherhood.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Nikitino, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Spiridonova, Anastasiia Petrovna
June 7,
1993
Call Number
00-059
Physical Description
6 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunva, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anastasiia Spiridonova, born in 1907, lives in Lepeshki in the
Moscow Province of Russia. She married in 1928 through a matchmaker. She gave
birth to five children--the last being born at home with a village midwife. She
made many of the household decisions independently of her husband. She tended
to take a more modern approach to childbirth and child-rearing, following the
trends of modern medical practices.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Lepeshki, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- diseases
- family
- midwifery
Interviewee
Sudakova, Anfisa Aver'ianovna
undated
Call Number
00-060
Physical Description
2 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anfisa Sudakova, born in 1923, lives in Baranovski, Vozhegodskii
raion, Volgoda Province, Russia. She discusses birthing practices. During her
mother's time, women did not often have abortions, but by Anfisa's time it was
more common. She used the services of a midwife and continued to nurse for a
long time, so she would not get pregnant again for a while. Her second child
was born in a hospital.
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Keywords
-
-
Place Names
- Baranovski, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Suleimanov, Rakhmet; Suleimanov, Fakhiza
July 15,
1990
Call Number
00-085
Physical Description
21 pages; 2 cassettes, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Rakhmet and Fakhiza Suleimanov are Russian women from Simbirsk.
Fakhiza was born in 1930. Rakhmet and Fakhiza focus on Tatar customs and how
these customary Russian childbirthing and child-rearing methods changed over
time.
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Keywords
-
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Place Names
- Simbirsk, Russia
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Subjects
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Teleshova, Sof'ia Asrorovna
May 31,
1990
Call Number
00-087
Physical Description
28 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Sof'ia Teleshova, born in 1950, lives in Leningrad, Russia. She
discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Leningrad,Russia
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Subjects
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Tripapina, Valentina Vasil'evna
July
8,1990
Call Number
00-061
Physical Description
19 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Valentina Tripapina, born in 1902, comes from Laikovo, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. The interview focuses on issues of child-rearing and
childbirth, as well as how these practices changed over the course of the
twentieth century.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Laikovo, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Tsygankova, Elena Nikitchna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-062
Physical Description
3 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Elena Tsygankova, born in 1917, lives in Elizavetino, El'ninsk
raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Elizavetino, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Udel'nyi Park Women
May 12,
1990
Call Number
00-070
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Shapovalova, Galina
Scope and Content Note
In this interview, David Ransel asked a group of women about
childbirth and child rearing. They discuss how traditional Russian birthing and
rearing customs have changed as a result of modern medicine.
Access Status
Open
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Keywords
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
Interviewee
Vakhromeeva, Anastasiia Artemovna
June 7,
1993
Call Number
00-063
Physical Description
8 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David; Glazunova, Ol'ga
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anastisiia Vakhromeeva, born in 1907, lives in Kablukovo, in the
Moscow Province of Russia. A famine drove her family and her out of her
childhood home. Despite this tragedy, she married in 1928. She gave birth to a
boy and a girl, but the boy died of disease. She left her children with nannies
while she was at work. Vakhromeeva claimed that she followed the old tradition
of swaddling her babies. Her husband left her to raise the children on her own.
She later remarried, but never had any more children. She did choose to have at
least one abortion.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Kablukovo, Russia
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Subjects
- abortion
- baptism
- childbirth
- diseases
- Evil Eye
Interviewee
Varfolomeeva, Anna Egorovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-064
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Listova, Tat'iana
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Varfolomeeva, born in 1928, lives in Nikitino, El'ninsk
raion, Smolensk Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Nikitino, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Varfolomeeva, Tat'iana
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-065
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Tat'iana Listova
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Tat'iana Varfolomeeva, born in 1911, discusses her experiences
as a mother. She talked primarily about childbirth, child-rearing, family, and
customs.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Nikitino, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Vorob'eva, Tat'iana Sergeevna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-066
Physical Description
5 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Tat'iana Vorob'eva, born in 1954, lives in Maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her experiences as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Vulakh, Faina Samuilovna
November 16,
1994
Call Number
00-092
Physical Description
14 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russia
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Faina Vulakh, born in 1925, lives in Philadelphia, PA. She
discusses her role as a mother, her experiences in World War II, abortion,
contraception, and her use of Jewish customs in Russia.
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Keywords
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Subjects
- abortion
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- childhood
- contraception
- diseases
- family
- Jewish customs
- marriage
- siblings
- World War II
Interviewee
Zagidullina, Zakiia Gabitovna
Summer
1993
Call Number
00-088
Physical Description
4 pages; no cassette; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Peshkova, Inna
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Zakiia Zagidullina, born in 1940, lives in maminskoe, Sverdlovsk
Province, Russia. She discusses her role as a mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Maminskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
- Tatar customs
Interviewee
Zaitsev, V. I.
June 5,
1993
Call Number
00-067
Physical Description
5 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
V.I. Zaitsev, born in 1913, lives in Fedorovskoe, Moscow
Province, Russia. Zaitsev discusses childbirth and child-rearing.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Fedorovskoe, Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- cultural traditions
- family
Interviewee
Zueva, Anna Vasil'evna
May 24, 1990;
May 26, 1990
Call Number
00-068
Physical Description
16 pages; 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips; no index; transcribed in
Russian
Interviewer
Ransel, David
Access Status
Open
Scope and Content Note
Anna Vasil'evna Zueva, born in 1919, lives in Chernaia,
Batetskii raion, Novgorad Province, Russia. She discusses her experience as a
mother.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Chernaia,Russia
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Subjects
- child-rearing
- childbirth
- family
