xlink:href='#calibre_link-804'>’Why don’t you enter the service, Uncle?’
’Why don’t you enter the service, Uncle?’
’I did once, but gave it up. I am not fit for it…I can’t make head or tail of it. That’s for yo
’I did once, but gave it up. I am not fit for it…I can’t make head or tail of it. That’s for yo
’I did once, but gave it up. I am not fit for it…I can’t make head or tail of it. That’s for yo
There were two kinds of hunting in Russia - the formal chase with hounds, which was very grand
There were two kinds of hunting in Russia - the formal chase with hounds, which was very grand
There were two kinds of hunting in Russia - the formal chase with hounds, which was very grand
Sketches from a Hunter’s Album
By contrast, Turgenev’s type of hunting was relatively egalitarian -and it was so in a di
By contrast, Turgenev’s type of hunting was relatively egalitarian -and it was so in a di
By contrast, Turgenev’s type of hunting was relatively egalitarian -and it was so in a di
And a summer morning in July! Has anyone save a hunter ever experienced the delight of wa
And a summer morning in July! Has anyone save a hunter ever experienced the delight of wa
And a summer morning in July! Has anyone save a hunter ever experienced the delight of wa
Russian forms of dress became the height of fashion after 1812. At balls and receptions in
Russian forms of dress became the height of fashion after 1812. At balls and receptions in
Russian forms of dress became the height of fashion after 1812. At balls and receptions in
Tropinin painted Pushkin wearing a khalat (plate 22), he was portraying him as a gentleman
Tropinin painted Pushkin wearing a khalat (plate 22), he was portraying him as a gentleman
Tropinin painted Pushkin wearing a khalat (plate 22), he was portraying him as a gentleman
A fashion for the ‘natural’ look took hold of noblewomen in the 1820s. The new ideal of be
A fashion for the ‘natural’ look took hold of noblewomen in the 1820s. The new ideal of be
A fashion for the ‘natural’ look took hold of noblewomen in the 1820s. The new ideal of be
’To me, Onegin, all these splendours, This weary tinselled life of mine,
’To me, Onegin, all these splendours, This weary tinselled life of mine,
’To me, Onegin, all these splendours, This weary tinselled life of mine,
* The Emperor Alexander began taking a daily promenade along the Palace Embankment and
* The Emperor Alexander began taking a daily promenade along the Palace Embankment and
* The Emperor Alexander began taking a daily promenade along the Palace Embankment and
This homage that the great world tenders,
This homage that the great world tenders,
This homage that the great world tenders,
My stylish house where princes dine -
My stylish house where princes dine -
My stylish house where princes dine -
Are empty… I’d as soon be trading
Are empty… I’d as soon be trading
Are empty… I’d as soon be trading
This tattered life of masquerading,
This tattered life of masquerading,
This tattered life of masquerading,
This world of glitter, fumes, and noise,
This world of glitter, fumes, and noise,
This world of glitter, fumes, and noise,
For just my books, the simple joys
For just my books, the simple joys
For just my books, the simple joys
Of our old home, its walks and flowers,
Of our old home, its walks and flowers,
Of our old home, its walks and flowers,
For all those haunts that I once knew…
For all those haunts that I once knew…
For all those haunts that I once knew…
Where first, Onegin, I saw you;
Where first, Onegin, I saw you;
Where first, Onegin, I saw you;
For that small churchyard’s shaded bowers,
For that small churchyard’s shaded bowers,
For that small churchyard’s shaded bowers,
There stands a cross beneath a bough.’115
There stands a cross beneath a bough.’115
There stands a cross beneath a bough.’115
Pushkin’s masterpiece is, among many other things, a subtle exploration of the complex Rus
Pushkin’s masterpiece is, among many other things, a subtle exploration of the complex Rus
Pushkin’s masterpiece is, among many other things, a subtle exploration of the complex Rus
tells Tatiana how she was married off at the age of just thirteen to an even younger boy who
tells Tatiana how she was married off at the age of just thirteen to an even younger boy who
tells Tatiana how she was married off at the age of just thirteen to an even younger boy who
I got so scared… my tears kept falling; And weeping, they undid my plait, Then sang me to the
I got so scared… my tears kept falling; And weeping, they undid my plait, Then sang me to the
I got so scared… my tears kept falling; And weeping, they undid my plait, Then sang me to the
This encounter between the two cultures represents Tatiana’s own predicament: whether
This encounter between the two cultures represents Tatiana’s own predicament: whether
This encounter between the two cultures represents Tatiana’s own predicament: whether
A Muscovite in Harold’s cloak, Compendium of affectation, A lexicon of words in vogue
A Muscovite in Harold’s cloak, Compendium of affectation, A lexicon of words in
