十六世紀被集結成冊的「家規」（Домострой），是俄國傳統社會的治家格言，在這本充滿崇高理想道德的訓誡式教導中，規範著全家人如何侍奉上帝、聽從一家之主、如何管教小孩、妻子如何打扮迎接客人，以及僕人如何製作過冬的儲糧等生活瑣事。本文將由婦女的角度切入，探討女性在俄國社會的角色與地位。本文的目的在於初步地探索中世紀俄羅斯對於女神、女人的態度與觀念，檢視十六世紀前婦女的家庭婚姻狀況、法律與宗教的規範，並探討《家規》中呈現的理想婦女形象。
The book ”Family Rules” (Домострой) was collected in the 16th-century, which has been regarded as familial apothegm in traditional Russian society. This advised dogma was full of ideological morals which constrained the whole family how to serve God, be obedient to the head of family, how to raise and teach children, how wives dress up to receive guests, and some other trivia such as how servants store food for winter. In this essay, the role and social status of Russian women and the ideal image of women in ”Family Rules” will be discussed from a female point of view.
