Once popular in the Russian occupation

1 PLEVALSCHIKI

Plevalschiki earning a living is not what, you might have thought. They sowed turnips. Why plevalschiki? Because the turnip seeds are very small, in one kilogram - more than a million. Sowing the usual way they simply can not. That came up with spit out the seeds. This profession has been one of the most respected in Russia, as well plevalschiki valued its weight in gold.

2 DEGTEKURY

In Russia, this profession was quite massive. Degtekury chased out of birch bark tar. Tar is a versatile tool, used as a lubricant for the wheel axles, locks, or boots, and for impregnation of sleepers and greasing the lower rows of wooden log cabins to protect against humidity and water. But most importantly, what was needed tar - is for black (another Russian) Russian leather, leather tanning special with a pleasant resinous smell, which went on making shoes and harness. Next to degtekurami worked smolokury - they obtained resin from coniferous trees by distillation.

3 coachmen and the Coachman

Job was so popular that it has left a huge cultural layer in Russian art and literature. It should be distinguished: the drivers - it's kind of modern long-distance routes drivers and cab drivers - drivers of urban taxis. Coachmen transported not only people, but also parcels and correspondence, as well as a variety of goods, such as household goods stores. In an environment as cabbies had their classification. So, Vanya services were economy class. They were mostly migrants from villages that do not have your own transport at times. They had to take a horse and carriage for hire. Vanya was taken for a ride 30-70 cents. Taxi truck - lomoviki - worked on horses, draft horses. Wealthy people were taking reckless drivers who have had a full and beautiful horses, plus a very comfortable stroller. Reckless drivers rated their work as early as 3 rubles. In addition to private traders working and city cabs - "duckies" or "frisky". They are easily recognized by their uniforms and license plates. Order urban cab can be had on a special exchange. Such a trip is rarely costs more rubles.

4 haymakers

mowing grass has long been perceived in Russia as the cause. However, a major "strike force" were still mowers - are usually very strong and hardy men. If those were not enough, the mowing out and women and the elderly. By the way, some elderly people to give young guys a head start. Mow started on the first dew that moistened grass and facilitate progress spit. A certain position of the hands, sweep tresses, her direction - in this work are many subtleties. On how good working mower, depended what the product will receive a beast in the stable and the man at the desk. Usually during mowing sang - in friendship, fun, creating a rhythm of work, because if one of the mowers hesitated - and close to a trouble. Haying - one of the most popular subjects in Russian art. Mow easy, you say. Sure, but only if it is not about mowing the grass.

5 Peddlers

Chapman hodebschikami or ofen called traded throughout Russia peasants. Your item (usually a variety of useful stuff), they were in large broadside boxes, hence the name - peddlers. Their society, their code, their sense of honor and even their slang, which is known only to the people of this profession, peddlers distinguished from many other Russian workers. Word formation in the language Ofen occurred in different ways: Russian words mangled beyond recognition, replaced by a sentence of borrowings from other languages, and often just make things up. The ratio of people to the Ofen was different. On the one hand, Ofen were often the only source of news, storytellers tales and gossip, on the other - the Russian people somehow always suspicious of people offering to buy something.

6 Buffoons

King of the court jester entertained, well, people in the streets and squares of amused by clowns. Especially loved the clowns work during fairs and various folk festivals. Of course! People went good for a good joke and a new cap could bestow. Clowns were masters of all trades: the wits, and the musicians, singers and performers of various scenes. People need the thrill? Here's a bear! I would like to field so hurried? Jester is ready to tirelessly perform various acrobatic pas. Each had its own buffoon Role: comedian, poteshnik, poseur, a buffoon. As you know, the government is not much to complain about the people of this profession, but it was enough to catch the buffoons difficult. At one point they were not late, wandering from one city to another.

7 wailers

No weepers, or voplenits, in Russia does not do any ritual action, be it a wedding or a funeral. Professionally trained from childhood to cry, because crying would have a special melodic warehouse. Shriller than howler groan within ourselves, the great rewards in the end received. If tears for the dead were mostly relatives poured out honestly, it is not all brides, saying goodbye to his parents, it was possible to really grieve for her maiden life. That invited women who can shed tears for hours on end, accompanying wailing lamentations of various kinds. Mourners attended during wires recruits. Mourners were required attribute their absence, for example, during the funeral was considered shameful.