Letters of Kazan merchant's wife M.V. Myasnikova to her husband as a historical source

The article analyzes sources of personal origin – letters of Kazan merchant's wife Matryona Myasnikova to her husband, a well-known bookseller in Russia in the first half of the 19th century, merchant Andrei Gavrilovich Myasnikov. All the letters were written during periods when the merchant was forced to leave home on business. They reflect important events in the life of Kazan: the arrival of Emperor Nicholas I in 1836, the bringing of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God (in 1843, 1858). The letters help to clarify some features of the book trade and can also serve as a source for reconstructing women’s everyday life and intra-family relations in the merchant environment of the first half of the 19th century. For citation: Koreeva N.A. Letters of Kazan merchant's wife M.V. Myasnikova to her husband as a historical source. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2025, vol.15, no.1, pp.10–25. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2025-15-1.10-25 (In Russian)