London Through Russian Eyes, 1896-1914
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History of immigration
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Isaak Shklovsky
Jewish history
Korney Chukovsky
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Samuil Marshak
Semyon Rapoport
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Victorian and Edwardian culture
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- ISBN 9780900952029
- Weight: 950g
- Dimensions: 150 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 2022
- Publisher: London Record Society
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Translated anthology of 'London Letters' written by Russian foreign correspondents which makes available for the first time in English the Russian perspective on early twentieth-century London life.
This anthology provides a unique window onto Britain's capital city as it existed more than a century ago in the minds of the Russian reading public. Russian foreign correspondents produced a substantial body of writing documenting London life in all its infinite variety, but their articles, published in Russian journals and newspapers, have not been accessible to English speakers until today. These articles, instrumental in forging Russian perceptions of London before the First World War, have now acquired a new interest as monuments of a vanished era and as records of the city's history in their own right.
The selections in this anthology from Isaak Shklovsky, Korney Chukovsky, Samuil Marshak and Semyon Rapoport give just a taste of the riches that still lie hidden in the pages of old periodicals. The anthology is divided into four sections: 'Foreigners in London', focusing on the plight of immigrants in the city; 'London Labour and the London Poor', documenting the experiences of working-class Londoners; 'London at Home and at Leisure', depicting the domestic life and amusements of Londoners of all classes and ages; and 'London Streets and Public Life', covering elections, religious meetings, famous trials, jingoist celebrations and the funeral of Queen Victoria. The articles are accompanied by an in-depth introduction, illustrations and extensive annotations.
This anthology will appeal to anyone interested in London history or in Anglo-Russian relations, as well as to scholars of Russian literature. Chukovsky and Marshak both became famous writers later in life, and many of Shklovsky's sketches have a distinct literary as well as historical value.
Anna Vaninskaya is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of William Morris and the Idea of Community: Romance, History and Propaganda, 1880-1914 (2010), Fantasies of Time and Death: Dunsany, Eddison, Tolkien (2020) and over forty articles and book chapters on topics ranging from Anglo-Russian cultural relations to socialist, speculative and fantasy literature, to the history of immigration, education, popular reading and historical writing. Maria Artamonova is a graduate of St Petersburg State University and holds a doctorate in Old English from the University of Oxford. She is an Oxfordshire-based translator and also teaches medieval and fantasy literature. Anna Vaninskaya is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of William Morris and the Idea of Community: Romance, History and Propaganda, 1880-1914 (2010), Fantasies of Time and Death: Dunsany, Eddison, Tolkien (2020) and over forty articles and book chapters on topics ranging from Anglo-Russian cultural relations to socialist, speculative and fantasy literature, to the history of immigration, education, popular reading and historical writing.
