Zemlyachestvo

In late 19th century Russia, a zemlyachestvo was a society of men living away from their home regions. Found among students, traveling traders and migrant workers, the zemlyachestvo united those with a common geographical origin when they were far from home.^[1]

The noted Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin joined the zemlyachestvo for his home region, Simbirsk, when he was studying at the University of Kazan.^[2]

References

1. Service 2000. p. 68.
2. Service 2000. p. 68.

Bibliography

• Fischer, Louis (1964). The Life of Lenin. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 978-1842122303.
• Rice, Christopher (1990). Lenin: Portrait of a Professional Revolutionary. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0304318148.
• Service, Robert (2000). Lenin: A Biography. London: Macmillan. ISBN 9780333726259.