Bibliographies
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Семенова Л. Н. Быт и население Санкт-Петербурга (XVIII в.). М.; СПб., 1998
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Foreigners in St. Petersburg (entry)
FOREIGNERS, from the 18th to the early 20th century, foreigners were an important element of the St. Petersburg population. Foreigners appeared in the city from the moment of its foundation
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Merchants
MERCHANTS, a social group forming a part of the St. Petersburg population, individuals engaged in trade and industrial activities. In the first half of the 18th century merchants came in among the "planted people
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Townspeople (Posadsky)
TOWNPEOPLE (POSADSKY), name of the taxpayer populations (including St. Petersburg) in the 17th - the early 18th century. From 1721 townspeople were officially named "citizens", divided on regular lines of status - individuals possessing capital
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