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The conundrum of «an item of clothing» in the Mariinskys girls’ boarding schools: Medicine against etiquette. 19th – beginning of the 20th century

Ponomareva V.V.

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of History, Pr. Lomonosovsky, d. 27, 4, Moscow, 119992, Russia

Ponomareva Varvara V., Ph.D., ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1707-2281, e-mail: varvarapon@mail.ru

Abstract

Based on unpublished sources from archives, this article looks at the history of corset in the closed girl’s boarding schools of the Mariinsky establishment, which were attended by the daughters of the Russian nobility and other privileged classes. From the middle of the nineteenth century, the harmful effects of wearing a corset, especially for adolescents, had started to come to light in the public con-sciousness. Due to the efforts of doctors and partly the heads of the schools, at first lighter versions of corsets were introduced, and later all use of corsets was strictly limited.

Keywords

Russian history, traditional culture, Empress Maria’s departmental establishments, corset, school uniform

Цит.: Ponomareva V.V. The conundrum of «an item of clothing» in the Mariinskys girls’ boarding schools: Medicine against etiquette. 19th – beginning of the 20th century // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2015; 4/2015; с. 126-130