Russia: By a Recent Traveller - A Series of Letters

List of contents

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.

About the author

Charles Henry Pearson

Summary

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'.

Product details

• Authors: A. G. Cross, Charles Henry Pearson, Pearson Charles Henry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367110789
• ISBN: 978-0-367-11078-9
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, HISTORY / General