Pain distribution: violence in public and private life in the XVIII ? early XX centuries (on materials of Olonets province)

The article describes the basic trends of social and status changes occurring under the influence of the process referred to as “pain distribution”. Traditional culture included a number of constraints designed to reduce aggressive tendencies in the individuals’ behavior. Formation and distribution of urban culture has led to the elimination of the severe restrictions in violence. The state failed to monopolize the process of “pain distribution”.