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The Burden of Grandeur : Physical and Economic Well-Being of the Russian Population in the Eighteenth Century. / Mironov, Boris.

Living Standards in the Past: New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. p. 255-276.

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Mironov, B 2005, The Burden of Grandeur: Physical and Economic Well-Being of the Russian Population in the Eighteenth Century. in Living Standards in the Past: New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 255-276. https://doi.org/10.1093/0199280681.003.0011

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Mironov, B. (2005). The Burden of Grandeur: Physical and Economic Well-Being of the Russian Population in the Eighteenth Century. In Living Standards in the Past: New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe (pp. 255-276). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/0199280681.003.0011

Vancouver

Mironov B. The Burden of Grandeur: Physical and Economic Well-Being of the Russian Population in the Eighteenth Century. In Living Standards in the Past: New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2005. p. 255-276 https://doi.org/10.1093/0199280681.003.0011

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Mironov, Boris. / The Burden of Grandeur : Physical and Economic Well-Being of the Russian Population in the Eighteenth Century. Living Standards in the Past: New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. pp. 255-276

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