"The Poetics of Everyday Behavior" Revisited: Lotman, Gender, and the Evolution of Russian Noble Identity

The Functions and Value of Foreign Languages in Eighteenth‐Century Russia

“…17 However, the coexistence of several languages does not necessarily entail conflict, and in Russia it may be an intrinsic part of what has been called "uncomplicated cultural bilingualism." 18 We therefore find it helpful, following Pierre Bourdieu, to think of choices in a multilingual environment as due to value in the linguistic marketplace. 19 This approach enables us to account for the way in which languages were used in Russia: All the varieties used had value in the marketplace, but in different domains and for different purposes.…”