Journeys to a Graveyard Perceptions of Europe in Classical Russian Travel Writing /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Offord, Derek (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives internationales d’histoire des idées, 192
• Θέματα: Linguistics.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Tourism.; Management.; History.; Philology.; Language and Literature.; History, general.; Tourism Management.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880. The descriptions reveal the mentality and preoccupations of the Russian social and intellectual elites during this period. The travellers' pe...

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