Astolphe De Custine
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Letters From Russia
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Author : Marquis de Custine
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-06-26
Letters From Russia written by Marquis de Custine and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-26 with Literary Collections categories.
The Marquis de Custine's unique perspective on a vast, fascinating country in the grip of oppressive tyranny In 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia. His impressions turned into what is perhaps the greatest and most influential of all books about Russia under the Tsars. Rich in anecdotes as much about the court of Tsar Nicholas as the streets of St Petersburg, Custine is as brilliant writing about the Kremlin as he is about the great northern landscapes. An immediate bestseller on publication, Custine's book is also a central book for any discussion of 19th century history, as - like de Tocqueville's Democracy in America - it dramatizes far broader questions about the nature of government and society.
Astolphe De Custine
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Author : Anka Muhlstein
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 2001
Astolphe De Custine written by Anka Muhlstein and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Astolphe de Custine (1790-1857) was one of the last and most remarkable members of the French aristocracy. A passionate literary figure, dandy with exquisite manners, poet, playwright, essayist, traveller and extraordinarily wealthy homosexual adventurer, he was the first member of French high society to live an openly gay life.
A Taste For Freedom
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Author : Anka Muhlstein
language : en
Publisher: Helen Marx Books
Release Date : 1999
A Taste For Freedom written by Anka Muhlstein and has been published by Helen Marx Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Brilliant, visionary, beautiful Astolphe-man of letters and man of society-finally gets his biography...French Elle Magazine
Journey For Our Time
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Author : Astolphe marquis de Custine
language : en
Publisher: Regnery Gateway
Release Date : 1987
Journey For Our Time written by Astolphe marquis de Custine and has been published by Regnery Gateway this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
Translation is based on the 3rd French ed. of La Russie en 1839."A Gateway edition."
The Marquis De Custine And His Russia In 1839
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Author : George Frost Kennan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The Marquis De Custine And His Russia In 1839 written by George Frost Kennan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Empire Of The Czar Or Observations On The Social Political And Religious State And Prospects Of Russia
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Author : Astolphe marquis de Custine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
The Empire Of The Czar Or Observations On The Social Political And Religious State And Prospects Of Russia written by Astolphe marquis de Custine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with History categories.
Letters From Russia
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Author : Astolphe de Custine
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2012-04-25
Letters From Russia written by Astolphe de Custine and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-25 with Travel categories.
The Marquis de Custine’s record of his trip to Russia in 1839 is a brilliantly perceptive, even prophetic, account of one of the world’s most fascinating and troubled countries. It is also a wonderful piece of travel writing. Custine, who met with people in all walks of life, including the Czar himself, offers vivid descriptions of St. Petersburg and Moscow, of life at court and on the street, and of the impoverished Russian countryside. But together with a wealth of sharply delineated incident and detail, Custine’s great work also presents an indelible picture—roundly denounced by both Czarist and Communist regimes—of a country crushed by despotism and “intoxicated with slavery.” Letters from Russia, here published in a new edition prepared by Anka Muhlstein, the author of the Goncourt Prize-winning biography of Custine, stands with Tocqueville’s Democracy in America as a profound and passionate encounter with historical forces that are still very much at work in the world today.
Memoirs Of The Marquise De Custine
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Author : Gaston Maugras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912
Memoirs Of The Marquise De Custine written by Gaston Maugras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with categories.
The Empire Of The Czar
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Author : Astolphe Louis L. Marq. De Custine
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The Empire Of The Czar written by Astolphe Louis L. Marq. De Custine and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 edition. Excerpt: ... find perfect models of Grecian statues, several of which I have indeed already seen in Petersburg, where the nobles are often attended by the men born on their distant estates. A low and confined room adjoined this immense shed; it reminded me of the cabin of some river boat; walls, ceiling, floor, seats, and tables, were all of wood rudely hewn. The smell of cabbage and pitch was extremely powerful. In this retreat, almost deprived of air and light, for the doors were low, and the windows extremely small, I found an old woman busy serving tea to four or five bearded peasants, clothed in pelisses of sheepskin, the wool of which is turned inwards, for it has already, and for some days past, become rather cold. These men were of short stature. Their leather pelisses were rather tasteful, but they were very ill scented: I know nothing except the perfumes of the nobles that could be more so. On the table stood a bright copper kettle and a teapot. The tea is always of good quality, well made, and, if it is not preCHARACTER OF THE RUSSIANS. 179 This is the 1st of August. ferred pure, good milk is every where to be obtained. This elegant beverage served up in barns, I say barns for politeness-sake, reminds me of the chocolate of the Spaniards. It forms one of the thousand contrasts with which the traveller is struck at every step he takes among these two people, equally singular, though in many of their ways as different as the climates they inhabit. I have often said that the Russian people have a sentiment of the picturesque: among the groups of men and animals that surrounded me in this interior of a Russian farm house, a painter would have found subjects for several charming pictures. The red or blue shirt of the peasants is buttoned over...
The Journals Of The Marquis De Custine
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Author : Astolphe marquis de Custine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Journals Of The Marquis De Custine written by Astolphe marquis de Custine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Russia categories.