after it became clear Biblioteka Dlya Chtenya will publish the book, its title was changed to Boyarshchina. Apparently, having lost all hope in seeing the novel printed, Pisemsky used several of its scenes in his other work, notably The Rich Fiancee. Biblioteka Dlya Chtenya published the novel in its original form, not the 'improved' version the author informed Shevyryov about. References External links Боярщина. The original Russian text 1858 novels Novels by Aleksey Pisemsky