La Russie en 1839, Volume III by marquis de Astolphe Custine
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"La Russie en 1839, Volume III" by marquis de Astolphe Custine is a travel account published in 1843. The work chronicles Custine's journey through Russia from June to September 1839, visiting Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and other cities. Drawing on his aristocratic connections and meetings with Tsar Nicholas I, Custine presents Russia as a backward country governed by fear and violence. Though banned in Russia, the book achieved significant success across Europe and
was later rediscovered during the Cold War for its prophetic insights. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Custine, Astolphe, marquis de, 1790-1857 |
|---|---|
| Title | La Russie en 1839, Volume III |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Russie_en_1839 Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Russie_en_1839 |
| Credits | Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DK: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland |
| Subject | Russia -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27267 |
| Release Date | Nov 15, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 367 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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