The Crystal Palace in Russian Literature (2)
I think the general assumption is that Chernyshevsky’s use of the Crystal Palace as the basis for his utopian vision riled Dostoevsky so much that he then included in the polemic against rational...
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Russians in London: Lev Tolstoy
There are two sources devoted solely to Tolstoy’s two-week stay in London in March 1861, Victor Lucas’s book Tolstoy in London (1979), and A. V. Knowles’s snappily titled article, ‘Some Aspects of L....
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Russians in London: Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky left St Petersburg for his first trip to Europe on 7th June 1862. He spent most of his time in France and Italy, but also visited London for 8 days – his only trip to Britain – arriving on...
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I haven’t posted anything for a while, but having got over pre-Christmas flu, festivities, and catching up with work after both, I am now back in the saddle. I decided to post a list of links to...
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Russian thought lecture 5: Dostoevsky and the anti-rationalist argument
Reading: Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground (1864) This week we turn to the main response to the Nihilists’ ideas of rational egoism and social reorganization, in the form of Dostoevsky’s 1864 novel,...
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Crystal Palace (F. C.): Chernyshevsky’s barmy army
Russia at the Great Exhibition, 1851. From Dickinson’s Comprehensive Pictures. Author’s copy This piece first appeared on the SSEES Research Blog on 30 May 2013. When one thinks of Russian connections...
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