How St. Petersburg learned to study itself : the Russian idea of kraevedenie / Emily D. Johnson.

How St. Petersburg learned to study itself : the Russian idea of kraevedenie /

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 guid...

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Main Author: Johnson, Emily D., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies of the Harriman Institute.
Subjects:
Local history > Study and teaching > Russia (Federation) > Saint Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > History > Study and teaching.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Historiography > History.
Saint Petersburg (Russia) > Civilization.
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