Anastasia Vidnichuk
Biographic Data
| ID | 6889284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anastasia Vidnichuk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anastasia |
| FAMILY NAME | Vidnichuk |
| SIGNATURE | VIDNICHUK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research University Higher School of Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5413-5133 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Moscow Fires of 1748
The article studies the situation that arose in the city community of Moscow because of a series of fires in the spring–summer of 1748. In contrast to other Moscow fires, the one in question has received virtually no coverage in historiography. However, in the fond of the Sysknoi Prikaz (Investigative Chancellery) a set of court cases was discovered, demonstrating that there was an atmosphere of suspicion and fear among Muscovites during those mo…
Strategies of Women’s Behaviour in Eighteenth-Century Courts (as Reflected in the Materials of the Investigative Chancellery)
This article analyses the main ways of acquittal and defence of women in Russian courts in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Women’s experiences of the investigative and judicial process in eighteenth-century Russia have not been the subject of specific research in historiography, nor have the discursive practices of male and female investigators. The paper focuses on two main questions: Were the accused able to construct their own na…
Female Criminality in Eighteenth-Century Russia
Historians argue that the Modern Era was a turning point for the female population of European countries. The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and other major events and processes changed gender roles and social customs. To trace the qualitative characteristics of these changes, scholars examine different areas and aspects of women's lives in the past: family, sexuality, work, religion, and crime. The history of female crim…
Strokes to the Social Portrait of a Russian Female Criminal of the 1730s
The article attempts to reconstruct a social portrait of a Russian female criminal of the 1730s on the basis of a set of judicial and investigative documentation. The self-identification of female criminals and information about their lifestyle from questioning speeches (rassprosnye rechi) often do not coincide with traditional views on the structure of society at that time. The article analyzes these inconsistencies, and also reveals women of wh…
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Strokes to the Social Portrait of a Russian Female Criminal of the 1730s
The article attempts to reconstruct a social portrait of a Russian female criminal of the 1730s on the basis of a set of judicial and investigative documentation. The self-identification of female criminals and information about their lifestyle from questioning speeches (rassprosnye rechi) often do not coincide with traditional views on the structure of society at that time. The article analyzes these inconsistencies, and also reveals women of wh…
Female Criminality in Eighteenth-Century Russia
Historians argue that the Modern Era was a turning point for the female population of European countries. The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and other major events and processes changed gender roles and social customs. To trace the qualitative characteristics of these changes, scholars examine different areas and aspects of women's lives in the past: family, sexuality, work, religion, and crime. The history of female crim…
Strategies of Women’s Behaviour in Eighteenth-Century Courts (as Reflected in the Materials of the Investigative Chancellery)
This article analyses the main ways of acquittal and defence of women in Russian courts in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. Women’s experiences of the investigative and judicial process in eighteenth-century Russia have not been the subject of specific research in historiography, nor have the discursive practices of male and female investigators. The paper focuses on two main questions: Were the accused able to construct their own na…
Moscow Fires of 1748
The article studies the situation that arose in the city community of Moscow because of a series of fires in the spring–summer of 1748. In contrast to other Moscow fires, the one in question has received virtually no coverage in historiography. However, in the fond of the Sysknoi Prikaz (Investigative Chancellery) a set of court cases was discovered, demonstrating that there was an atmosphere of suspicion and fear among Muscovites during those mo…
Sociology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Historiography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (2 works) · Acquittal (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)