Reading as an element of an everyday culture of serf employees in Ural Mining Estates (of Perm Patrimonies of the Stroganof Estates late XVIII — first half of the XIX century)

The article examines the place of such an occupation as reading in the daily life of serf employees of the Ural mining estates. The factors that influence the special attitude to the book, handwritten and printed, are investigated. Attention is drawn to the circle of reading, the composition of private libraries owned by serfs in the Perm estates of the Stroganovs. The conclusion is drawn about the formation of serfdom in the daily culture of reading.