Town criers

[Marmeladov]

Janneke, I think you will find some information on glashatai in Rabinovich, Ocherki etnografii russkogo feodal'nogo goroda. Criers were known as birichi in early Rus'. 
  Bob Mann

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>From: Janneke van de Stadt <Janneke.vandeStadt at WILLIAMS.EDU>
>Sent: Feb 17, 2006 1:20 PM
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>Subject: [SEELANGS] Town criers
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>Dear colleagues,
>
>I'm interested in learning a little bit about the history, if there  
>is one, of town criers in Russia.  Has anyone come across anything  
>that might be worth looking into?
>
>Many thanks!
>
>Janneke
>  
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