How St. Petersburg Learned to Study Itself - The Russian Idea of Kraevedenie

In the bookshops of present-day St. Petersburg, guidebooks abound. Both modern descriptions of Russia's old imperial capital and lavish new editions of pre-Revolutionary texts sell well, primarily attracting an audience of local residents. Why do Russians read one- and two-hundred-year-old guidebooks to a city they already know well? In

About the author

Emily Johnson is Assistant Professor of Russian Language, Literature, and Culture at the University of Oklahoma.

Summary

In How St. Petersburg Learned to Study Itself, Emily Johnson traces the Russian fascination with local guides to the idea of kraevedenie by showing the history of it and how St. Petersburg-based scholars and institutions have played a central role in the evolution of the discipline.

Product details

• Authors: Emily D Johnson, Emily D. Johnson, Emily D. (*****DO NOT SEND MAIL UNTIL SHE IS BACK IN DECEMBER****) Johnson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2006
• EAN: 9780271028729
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02872-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 653 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Studies of the Harriman Instit; Studies of the Harriman Instit
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historiography, Historical Geography