The fabulous Russian beauty of the pre-Petrine period was "both blush and white", but most importantly, she always had a curvy shape. Only a plump woman with wide hips, a noticeably protruding belly and large Breasts had a better chance of carrying, giving birth and nursing a healthy child, and not just one, but, as expected, about a dozen. At the same time, even rich noblewomen periodically engaged in physical labor – they were able to harness a horse, and, in a carriage or cart, they could also [Expand]
bring a yoke with two 12-liter buckets of water from a well. For these simple household actions, a lady, even if she is only, for example, 15 years old, had to have weight, which means there is a lot.
The fabulous Russian beauty of the pre-Petrine period was "both blush and white", but most importantly, she always had a curvy shape. Only a plump woman with wide hips, a noticeably protruding belly and large Breasts had a better chance of carrying, giving birth and nursing a healthy child, and not just one, but, as expected, about a dozen. At the same time, even rich noblewomen periodically engaged in physical labor – they were able to harness a horse, and, in a carriage or cart, they could also [Expand]
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