Russia: By a Recent Traveller: A Series of Letters

ISBN-13: 9780367110802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 168 str.

Charles Henry Pearson

Opis

First published in 1859, Russia: By a Recent Traveller came about after Perason planned a visit to Russia in the summer of 1858 to gain first-hand impressions of the state of the country and information about the problems connected with the 'Great Reform'.

Spis treści

Letter 1: Present Aspect of Things. Letter 2: Emancipation no new Question. Letter 3: Connection of Freedom and Self-Dependence. Letter 4: Position of the Crown to the Nobles. Letter 5: National Character of the Russians. Letter 6: Great Number of the Officials. Letter 7: The Russian Character Oriental or European. Letter 8: Power of the Russian Church. Letter 9: Physiology of Russian Towns. Letter 10: Popular Literature. Letter 11: Ballads of the Russian People. Letter 12: A Russian Play. Letter 13: Literature a la mode. Letter 14: Cricassia. Letter 15: Strong Slavonic Sentiment of Nationality. Letter 16: Future Civilisation of Russia.

O autorze

Charles Henry Pearson