Village Chores: A Journey Book with Activities and Illustrations

For several years, Lyubov Shvetsova has worked with archives, primary sources, and library materials to create a travel book about a 19th-century Russian village—warm, vivid, and authentic.

This isn’t just a story about traditions and everyday life: the reader will find themselves inside a large peasant family, complete the assignments, and discover history in a new way.

The book will appeal to both children and adults who want to learn about their roots not through dry dates, but through the atmosphere and spirit of the time.

Open this book—and it will become a window into the past. You will see how your great-great-great-grandmothers and great-great-great-grandfathers lived, learn about the hard peasant labor, the way of life, customs, and centuries-old traditions, and get to know a friendly village family.

This exciting journey will help you understand Russian history and culture more deeply, immersing yourself in a world without modern technologies, but filled with folk wisdom and meanings tested by time.

Lyubov Shvetsova is a specialist in Russian folk culture (degree from MGIK), the author of books for children and adults, a lecturer for the social project “Russian Cultural Code,” as well as the creator of popular Telegram and VK channels. For several years now, she has been studying the traditions of the Russian people, working in archives and libraries, relying on primary sources. With this book, the author continues the cycle of children’s publications “Russian Village. A Travel Book with Tasks.”