How people of different classes lived in Moscow of the 17th century?
( Как жили люди разных сословий в Москве XVII века?)
Nobles
Citizens of the upper class. They could not work anywhere, but rarely used it. Men served in the army, state, or court. Women participated in court life, but in Moscow, away from the capital, they did not have such an opportunity.In the afternoon, nobles walked through parks or streets in nifty outfits. Then the path lay with relatives for tea. Family gatherings were not so much entertainment as a necessity: they were supposed to maintain family ties according to secular etiquette.
Merchants
The standard of living of city merchants was different. Unlike artisans who traded only items of their production, merchants took advantage and could sell a wide variety of goods: from delicate (underwear and perfumes) to colonial (tea, coffee and spices).Noisy street fairs, puppet theater, comedies and buffoon performances - these were the main merchant entertainment.
Broadcast
A new type of urban inhabitants. Former residents of craft settlements are gradually becoming wage laborers. Instead of engaging in small-scale production, they go to manufactories or to the houses of the nobility for wages.Hiking in taverns and restaurants was beyond their means, but everyone took part in street festivals. From winter entertainments they loved fist fights, one on one or wall to wall. The teams dispersed along the banks of the frozen Moscow River and fought in the middle. The main fights took place on holidays: Nicholas the Winter, Christmas time, Epiphany and Shrovetide.
How people of different classes lived in Moscow of the 17th century?
( Как жили люди разных сословий в Москве XVII века?)
Nobles
Citizens of the upper class. They could not work anywhere, but rarely used it. Men served in the army, state, or court. Women participated in court life, but in Moscow, away from the capital, they did not have such an opportunity.In the afternoon, nobles walked through parks or streets in nifty outfits. Then the path lay with relatives for tea. Family gatherings were not so much entertainment as a necessity: they were supposed to maintain family ties according to secular etiquette.
Merchants
The standard of living of city merchants was different. Unlike artisans who traded only items of their production, merchants took advantage and could sell a wide variety of goods: from delicate (underwear and perfumes) to colonial (tea, coffee and spices).Noisy street fairs, puppet theater, comedies and buffoon performances - these were the main merchant entertainment.
Broadcast
A new type of urban inhabitants. Former residents of craft settlements are gradually becoming wage laborers. Instead of engaging in small-scale production, they go to manufactories or to the houses of the nobility for wages.Hiking in taverns and restaurants was beyond their means, but everyone took part in street festivals. From winter entertainments they loved fist fights, one on one or wall to wall. The teams dispersed along the banks of the frozen Moscow River and fought in the middle. The main fights took place on holidays: Nicholas the Winter, Christmas time, Epiphany and Shrovetide.