Studying the history of Europe and Russia, very oftenfaced with such a thing as a landowner. Skipping past the ears of the word, we sometimes do not think about its meaning. It is worth knowing that the landowner is who what he was doing. Is this estate considered a nobility?
Landowner in Russia - who is it?
The word has quite a long roots and happenedfrom the ancient Russian "estate", that is, issued for service land allotment. At first, it was not inherited, it began only in the 17th century. It was then that a special stratum of society emerged. Thus, the landowner is a nobleman who owns the land, owns it, and also owns the estate. This social stratum of society was quite large and encompassed completely different people, from small owners in the provinces to rich nobles in large cities, especially in the capital.
Life of a nobleman in the 18-19 centuries
At the specified time, the landowner isa man of military class, noblemen. They lived both in provincial cities and in the capital. From time immemorial, military people, even after the permission of Peter 3 not to serve in the army, continued to write down their sons, still cradling, in the guard.
Manors and estates at small and mediumthe nobility were mainly built of wood, much less of stone. Life was very simple. Life proceeded peacefully and rather sadly, with the exception of rare trips to neighbors and a few entertainment events.
The situation was completely different in the capital, where they livedwealthy nobles. The Catherine landowner is a wealthy, ambitious man. These were people who, as a rule, held high posts, spent time at balls and carried away by palace intrigues. The huge stone mansions that once belonged to them are still standing today.
Wild Landowner
Under this phrase is not understood anya separate estate, this is just an expression, which to some extent became a common noun after the publication of the fairy tale by ME. Saltykov-Shchedrin. It is about a rather stupid and short-sighted landowner.
Suffering from idleness and boredom, he suddenly came toconcluded that there were too many peasants in the world, and he complained about it to God. As a result, he decided to get rid of people annoying him. In the story of the tale "The Wild Landowner" as a result, the main character remains alone. However, the long-awaited silence and the absence of ordinary people turn out to be completely different from what he wanted. There was no normal food in his house, there was no one to care for him, which gradually led him to complete degradation.
The allegorical image of a landowner is a criticism of the entire social order of that time, sharply reflecting the problem of the exploiter and the exploited.
