Such a thing would never have occurred in the overseas empires of the European states, a
Such a thing would never have occurred in the overseas empires of the European states, a
Such a thing would never have occurred in the overseas empires of the European states, a
in 1783. To celebrate the victory he built himself a palace in the Moldavian-Turkish sty
in 1783. To celebrate the victory he built himself a palace in the Moldavian-Turkish sty
in 1783. To celebrate the victory he built himself a palace in the Moldavian-Turkish sty
A living embodiment of this dualism was Grigory Volkonsky, the father of the famous Decem
A living embodiment of this dualism was Grigory Volkonsky, the father of the famous Decem
A living embodiment of this dualism was Grigory Volkonsky, the father of the famous Decem
During the course of the eighteenth century the Bashkir pastoralists had risen up in a se
During the course of the eighteenth century the Bashkir pastoralists had risen up in a se
During the course of the eighteenth century the Bashkir pastoralists had risen up in a se
were publicly flogged and branded on their foreheads or sent off to the penal camps in the F
were publicly flogged and branded on their foreheads or sent off to the penal camps in the F
were publicly flogged and branded on their foreheads or sent off to the penal camps in the F
Despite his brutal treatment of the Bashkir population, Volkonsky was an expert on their
Despite his brutal treatment of the Bashkir population, Volkonsky was an expert on their
Despite his brutal treatment of the Bashkir population, Volkonsky was an expert on their
he wrote to his daughter Sofia. ‘You may consider me an Asiatic -perhaps I even count mysel
he wrote to his daughter Sofia. ‘You may consider me an Asiatic -perhaps I even count mysel
he wrote to his daughter Sofia. ‘You may consider me an Asiatic -perhaps I even count mysel
’A fairytale land from The Thousand and One Nights,’ proclaimed Catherine the Great on her
’A fairytale land from The Thousand and One Nights,’ proclaimed Catherine the Great on her
’A fairytale land from The Thousand and One Nights,’ proclaimed Catherine the Great on her
This ‘Orient’ was not a place that could be found on any map. It was in the south, in the Cauc
This ‘Orient’ was not a place that could be found on any map. It was in the south, in the Cauc
This ‘Orient’ was not a place that could be found on any map. It was in the south, in the Cauc
Long before the Russians ever knew their colonies as ethnographic facts, they had inven
Long before the Russians ever knew their colonies as ethnographic facts, they had inven
Long before the Russians ever knew their colonies as ethnographic facts, they had inven
Muslim south. It was Pushkin who did more than anyone to fix the Russian image of the Cauca
Muslim south. It was Pushkin who did more than anyone to fix the Russian image of the Cauca
Muslim south. It was Pushkin who did more than anyone to fix the Russian image of the Cauca
This fascination with the Caucasus centred on more than a search for exotic charm, at lea
This fascination with the Caucasus centred on more than a search for exotic charm, at lea
This fascination with the Caucasus centred on more than a search for exotic charm, at lea
De la litterature du Midi de I’Europe
The Cossacks were a special caste of fiercely Russian soldiers living
The Cossacks were a special caste of fiercely Russian soldiers living
The Cossacks were a special caste of fiercely Russian soldiers living
since the sixteenth century on the empire’s southern and eastern frontiers in their own s
since the sixteenth century on the empire’s southern and eastern frontiers in their own s
since the sixteenth century on the empire’s southern and eastern frontiers in their own s
The Cossacks are a people belonging to Europe in terms of their faith and location, but a
The Cossacks are a people belonging to Europe in terms of their faith and location, but a
The Cossacks are a people belonging to Europe in terms of their faith and location, but a
As a historian Gogol tried to link the nature of the Cossacks to the periodic waves of no
As a historian Gogol tried to link the nature of the Cossacks to the periodic waves of no
As a historian Gogol tried to link the nature of the Cossacks to the periodic waves of no
When Pushkin travelled to the Caucasus, in the early 1820s, he
When Pushkin travelled to the Caucasus, in the early 1820s, he
When Pushkin travelled to the Caucasus, in the early 1820s, he
thought of himself as going to a foreign land. ‘I have never been beyond my own unbounded
thought of himself as going to a foreign land. ‘I have never been beyond my own unbounded
thought of himself as going to a foreign land. ‘I have never been beyond my own unbounded
Forever and everywhere yours!71
Forever and everywhere yours!71
Forever and everywhere yours!71
The mountains were the inspiration and indeed the setting of many his works, including
