Review of ‘Rural Community: “A Novel Embedded in History” by Leonid Alayev
Journal Title: Social Evolution & History - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Review of Leonid Alayev, Rural Community: “A Novel Embedded in History”: Critical Analysis of the Theory of Community, Historical Evidence of its Development and Role in the Stratified Society. Moscow: LENAND/URSS, 2016. 480 pp. ISBN 978-5- 9710-3745-3. In Russian (Алаев Л. Б. Сельская община. «Ро- ман, вставленный в историю». Критический анализ тео- рий общины, исторических свидетельств ее развития и роли в стратифицированном обществе. Москва: Ленанд).
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Anton O. Zakharov
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