This research examined, via the memoirs of four Russian aristocrats, the experiences of members of this privileged class in the context of a radically changing society. The goal was to understand...Show moreThis research examined, via the memoirs of four Russian aristocrats, the experiences of members of this privileged class in the context of a radically changing society. The goal was to understand how the four aristocrats/noblemen (as part of the higher classes) acted, experienced, and thought about the period that had caused the demise of their old privileged position in Russia's society, which was ended by the Russian Revolution of 1917 and finalized in 1923 when the Bolsheviks won the Russian Civil War.Show less
