Journey for Our Time
The Journals of the Marquis De Custine
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2001
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson History (Verlag)
978-1-84212-436-9 (ISBN)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History (Verlag)
978-1-84212-436-9 (ISBN)
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Condemned by the Soviets to the black list of forbidden publications, these journals of the French aristocrat who visited Russia in 1839 were first published in France in 1843. These impressions of Russia by a foreigner, abound in observations on the social, political and religious state and prospects of mid-nineteenth century Russia.
Condemned by the Soviets to the black list of forbidden publications, these journals of the French aristocrat who visited Russia in 1839 were first published in France in 1843. Long recognised as one of the most fascinating and revealing impressions of Russia by a foreigner, they abound in observations on the social, political and religious state and prospects of mid-nineteenth century Russia leading Custine to dire forebodings. Custine's conviction that as long as Russians remained enslaved, isolated and deceived by ambitious rulers they would remain a menace to the rest of the world, will strike a chord with all of us today.
Condemned by the Soviets to the black list of forbidden publications, these journals of the French aristocrat who visited Russia in 1839 were first published in France in 1843. Long recognised as one of the most fascinating and revealing impressions of Russia by a foreigner, they abound in observations on the social, political and religious state and prospects of mid-nineteenth century Russia leading Custine to dire forebodings. Custine's conviction that as long as Russians remained enslaved, isolated and deceived by ambitious rulers they would remain a menace to the rest of the world, will strike a chord with all of us today.
Astolphe de Custine was born in into the French aristocracy in 1790, during the period of great civil war upheaval in France. Both his father and grandfather were guillotined during the Terror. Long established in his anti-revolutionary and pro-monarchical instincts, Custine went to Russia in 1839 'to find arguments against representative government'. In doing so he achieved remarkable feats of travel and observation, and was dubbed by many 'the Tocqueville of Russia.' He died in 1857.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.4.2001 |
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Einführung | Simon Sebag Montefiore |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 296 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84212-436-6 / 1842124366 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84212-436-9 / 9781842124369 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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