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Keskiajan novgorodilaiset laajalti lukutaitoisia

ViestiLähetetty: 15 Touko 2013 20:56
Kirjoittaja Jaska
Geocurrents-blogissa on mielenkiintoista tietoa Novgorodista:

"Zaliznyak claimed that the overall literacy in Old Novgorod was higher than in Western European cities of the time. The high level of literacy among Novgorod women is particularly remarkable for the epoch; it is said to be higher than that of women in 17th century Moscow, at the time of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich. In Great Novgorod of the 11th century, women were often literate, had almost equal rights with their male compatriots, and could own land and conduct trade. At least five birch bark letters were written by a woman to a woman."
Source: http://geocurrents.info/cultural-geogra ... z2TNvPZcTj

- Lukutaito oli yleisempää kuin tuon ajan Länsi-Euroopan kaupungeissa tai 1700-luvun Moskovassa.
- Naisetkin lukivat ja kirjoittivat, ja olivat muutenkin hyvin tasa-arvoisia.
- Tuohikirjeissä on säilynyt myös lasten kirjoitusharjoituksia.