▁members . ▁When ▁the ▁father ▁died , ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁( known ▁as ▁K hoz ain , ▁or ▁Bol sh ak ▁) ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁oldest ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁In ▁some ▁areas ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁son . ▁In ▁others ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁house . ▁There ▁were ▁some ▁areas ▁were ▁a ▁new ▁head ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁family ▁members . ▁If ▁all ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁under ▁age , ▁a ▁relation ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁co - prop ri et or . ▁If ▁property ▁was ▁divided ▁after ▁a ▁death , ▁each ▁adult ▁male ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁got ▁an ▁equal ▁share . ▁S ons ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁home ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁succession . ▁Fem ales ▁remained ▁within ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁inheritance ▁when ▁they ▁married . ▁In ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁Russia , ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁inherited ▁the ▁house . ▁In ▁the ▁south ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁would ▁have ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁separate ▁house ▁while ▁the ▁father ▁was ▁still ▁alive , ▁therefore ▁the ▁young est ▁inherited ▁the ▁f athers ▁house ▁upon ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Systems ▁of ▁inheritance ▁among ▁various ▁pe op les ▁Through out ▁history , ▁cre ative ▁inheritance ▁systems ▁have ▁been ▁created , ▁fitting ▁the ▁best ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁people ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁unique ▁environment ▁and ▁challeng es . ▁ ▁In herit ance ▁custom s ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁dimension ▁ ▁In