Book review: Nikolaev G.A. The world of the Volga village in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries (Cheboksary, 2022)

The publication presents a review of the monograph by the famous agricultural historian and ethnologist G.A. Nikolaev "The world of the Volga village in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries". The author notes the significant contribution of the author to the study of poorly developed issues in domestic historiography related to the implementation of the Great Reforms in the Middle Volga region, as well as their impact on the social and cultural development of rural residents, the processes of ethnocultural interaction of the peoples of the Middle Volga region in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries, confessional situation in the Middle Volga in the era of capitalist modernization in the aspect of "friend or foe" relations. The high artistic and scientific level of the monograph, its novelty and relevance are emphasized. For citation: Iskhakov R.R. Book review: Nikolaev G.A. The world of the Volga village in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries (Cheboksary, 2022). From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2024, vol.14, no.1, pp.164–171. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-1.164-171 (In Russian)