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Russian living standards under the tsars : Anthropometric evidence from the volga. / Mironov, Boris; A'Hearn, Brian.

In: Journal of Economic History, Vol. 68, No. 3, 2008, p. 900-929.

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Mironov, B & A'Hearn, B 2008, 'Russian living standards under the tsars: Anthropometric evidence from the volga', Journal of Economic History, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 900-929. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050708000673

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Mironov, B., & A'Hearn, B. (2008). Russian living standards under the tsars: Anthropometric evidence from the volga. Journal of Economic History, 68(3), 900-929. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050708000673

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Mironov B, A'Hearn B. Russian living standards under the tsars: Anthropometric evidence from the volga. Journal of Economic History. 2008;68(3):900-929. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050708000673

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Mironov, Boris ; A'Hearn, Brian. / Russian living standards under the tsars : Anthropometric evidence from the volga. In: Journal of Economic History. 2008 ; Vol. 68, No. 3. pp. 900-929.

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