Perception of Authorities by the Villagers: Visual Appearance of the Authorities of Peasant Self-Government in Ukraine (Second Half of ХІХ — Beginning of ХХ Centuries)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/uhj2024.06.128Keywords:
photographic source, photography, visual studies, visual appearance, peasant self-government, district elder, village elder, agrarian reform, insignia, attributes of power, professional portraitAbstract
The goal is to analyze the photographic documents of the second half of ХІХ — beginning of ХХ centuries, depicting the employees of village self-government bodies of Ukraine.
The methodological background is based on the principles of historicism and objectivity. The author used the historical-comparative method, including specific research methods such as iconographic and iconological.
The academic novelty of the work lies in the complex analysis of photos as sources of visual study of the visual appearance of the peasant self-government authorities and identification of attributes typical for a style of peasants working as officials indicating their affiliation to authorities.
Main results. The analysis of photos of representatives of the village self-government authorities enabled the identification of some common parameters of their appearance. While studying the photographic sources involving special research methods, the assumption was made regarding the implications conveyed by several postures on the photos. This includes the intention to emphasize a person’s own identity through a combination of the traditional embroidered shirt with urban clothes, the use of traditional (archaic) clothes by persons potentially accessory to nobility, and villagers’ attempt to resemble the imperial bureaucracy with the help of officials’ clothes. The work confirms that in the provided photos, the villagers have little resemblance to the “rural” population, instead demonstrating an appearance of peasant bureaucracy, elite, representing a small number of peasants, combining official duties with farm labor, moving the latter to the background.
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