How much was a rouble worth in 1880?

[Alina Israeli]

Here are quotes from Ostrovskij's letters circa 1880:

На-днях я кончил одноактную пьеску; я думаю отдать  ее  в  дирекцию  за
единовременное вознаграждение. Нельзя  ли  получить  за  нее  сколько- 
нибудь
сносную плату, например рублей 150?

Одноактные переводы и переделки, которыми я занимаюсь вместо отдыха,  я
берегу в портфеле, чтобы, в случае нужды в  деньгах,  сбыть  их  в   
дирекцию
рублей по 50-ти за штуку, и то без своего имени.

я  в  прошлом   году   получил   с
Петербургского театра только  700  рублей  и  потому  довольно   
задолжал,



Here are prices of Kossak's ammunition: http://www.cossackdom.com/ 
book/bookkuban3.html
1 shirt — 1 rouble



On Aug 5, 2007, at 11:26 AM, Andrew Kaufman wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> A student asked me recently what it meant that Ivan Ilych's wife  
> was going to get 3500 roubles as a result of his death. That's a  
> great question. What was the purchasing power of 3500 rubles at  
> that time? What would the average salary have been for somebody  
> like Ivan Ilych? How much did bread cost? A train ticket? A house?  
> Anybody out there who has researched these things--I'm eager to learn.
>
> Thanks, Andy
>
> Andrew  D. Kaufman
> Office of the Vice President and Provost
> University of Virginia
> Charlottesville, VA 22902
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