How St. Petersburg Learned to Study Itself The Russian Idea of Kraevedenie |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Emily D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-05865-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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In the bookshops of present-day St. Petersburg, guidebooks abound. Both modern descriptions of Russia's old imperial capital and lavish new editions of pre-Revolutionary texts sell well, primarily attracting an audience of local residents. Why do Russians read one- and two-hundred-year-old guidebooks to a city they already know well? ......
In the bookshops of present-day St. Petersburg, guidebooks abound. Both modern descriptions of Russia's old imperial capital and lavish new editions of pre-Revolutionary texts sell well, primarily attracting an audience of local residents. Why do Russians read one- and two-hundred-year-old guidebooks to a city they already know well? ......