From the Womb to the Body Politic: Raising the Nation in Enlightenment Russia

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From the Womb to the Body Politic From the Womb to the Body Politic Raising the Nation in Enlightenment Russia Anna Kuxhausen The University of Wisconsin Press Publication of this volume has been made possible, in part, through support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2013 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kuxhausen, Anna. From the womb to the body politic : raising the nation in Enlightenment Russia / Anna Kuxhausen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-28994-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-299-28993-5 (e-book) 1. Child rearing—Russia—History—18th century. 2. Children— Russia—Social conditions—18th century. 3. Russia—Social conditions—18th century. I. Title. HQ792.R9K89 2013 649´.1094709033—dc23 2012013016 A version of chapter 3 was originally published as “The Modern Miracles of Mother’s Milk: The New Science of Maternity in Enlightenment Russia,” Ab Imperio, no. 3 (Fall 2009): 94–118. T o my daughte r Nadia ...