In 1909 a technical commission inspected the statue. Engineers bored holes into the br
In 1909 a technical commission inspected the statue. Engineers bored holes into the br
10. Etienne-Maurice Falconet: The Bronze Horseman. Monument to Peter the Great, 1782
10. Etienne-Maurice Falconet: The Bronze Horseman. Monument to Peter the Great, 1782
10. Etienne-Maurice Falconet: The Bronze Horseman. Monument to Peter the Great, 1782
Monument to Peter the Great, 1782
such flood. The Bronze Horseman tells the story of the flood and a sad clerk called Eugene, w
such flood. The Bronze Horseman tells the story of the flood and a sad clerk called Eugene, w
such flood. The Bronze Horseman tells the story of the flood and a sad clerk called Eugene, w
Proud charger, whither art thou ridden? Where leapest thou? and where, on whom Wilt plant thy
Proud charger, whither art thou ridden? Where leapest thou? and where, on whom Wilt plant thy
Proud charger, whither art thou ridden? Where leapest thou? and where, on whom Wilt plant thy
For the Slavophiles, Peter’s city was a symbol of the catastrophic rupture with Holy Rus’;
For the Slavophiles, Peter’s city was a symbol of the catastrophic rupture with Holy Rus’;
For the Slavophiles, Peter’s city was a symbol of the catastrophic rupture with Holy Rus’;
More than anyone, it was Gogol who fixed the city’s image as an alienating place. As a youn
More than anyone, it was Gogol who fixed the city’s image as an alienating place. As a youn
More than anyone, it was Gogol who fixed the city’s image as an alienating place. As a youn
a tragic figure crushed by a cold and uncaring society. But Akaky’s ghost walks the streets
a tragic figure crushed by a cold and uncaring society. But Akaky’s ghost walks the streets
a tragic figure crushed by a cold and uncaring society. But Akaky’s ghost walks the streets
Dostoevsky said that the whole of Russian literature ‘came out from underneath Gogol’s
Dostoevsky said that the whole of Russian literature ‘came out from underneath Gogol’s
Dostoevsky said that the whole of Russian literature ‘came out from underneath Gogol’s
I remember once on a wintry January evening I was hurrying home from the Vyborg side… When I
I remember once on a wintry January evening I was hurrying home from the Vyborg side… When I
I remember once on a wintry January evening I was hurrying home from the Vyborg side… When I
dream which in its turn would vanish and pass away like vapour in the dark blue sky.27
dream which in its turn would vanish and pass away like vapour in the dark blue sky.27
dream which in its turn would vanish and pass away like vapour in the dark blue sky.27
Moscow, by contrast, was a place of down-to-earth pursuits. With the rise of Petersburg in th
Moscow, by contrast, was a place of down-to-earth pursuits. With the rise of Petersburg in th
Moscow, by contrast, was a place of down-to-earth pursuits. With the rise of Petersburg in th
Moscow was the food capital of Russia. No other city could boast such a range of restauran
Moscow was the food capital of Russia. No other city could boast such a range of restauran
Moscow was the food capital of Russia. No other city could boast such a range of restauran
French a thing or two. When Napoleon’s soldiers came to Moscow, they needed to eat fast. ‘Bi
French a thing or two. When Napoleon’s soldiers came to Moscow, they needed to eat fast. ‘Bi
French a thing or two. When Napoleon’s soldiers came to Moscow, they needed to eat fast. ‘Bi
Moscow was a city of gourmands. It had a rich folklore of the fabulously fat, upon which its
Moscow was a city of gourmands. It had a rich folklore of the fabulously fat, upon which its
Moscow was a city of gourmands. It had a rich folklore of the fabulously fat, upon which its
Moscow banquets were more notable for their fantastic size than for the refinement of t
Moscow banquets were more notable for their fantastic size than for the refinement of t
Moscow banquets were more notable for their fantastic size than for the refinement of t
were regarded by their masters as the equals of artists, and no expense was spared to have
were regarded by their masters as the equals of artists, and no expense was spared to have
were regarded by their masters as the equals of artists, and no expense was spared to have
It was not only courtiers who ate so well. Provincial families were just as prone to the
It was not only courtiers who ate so well. Provincial families were just as prone to the
It was not only courtiers who ate so well. Provincial families were just as prone to the
Sumptuous eating of this sort was a relatively new phenomenon. The food of seventeenth-cen
Sumptuous eating of this sort was a relatively new phenomenon. The food of seventeenth- cen
Sumptuous eating of this sort was a relatively new phenomenon. The food of seventeenth-cen
invented until the early nineteenth century. The same was true of Russian cooking as a who
invented until the early nineteenth century. The same was true of Russian cooking as a who
invented until the early nineteenth century. The same was true of Russian cooking as a who
Not just nourishment, foodstuffs had an iconic part to play in Russian popular culture.
Not just nourishment, foodstuffs had an iconic part to play in Russian popular culture.
