When I wrote a post on Herzen in London, my focus was primarily on the man himself, rather than his publishing activities. But much of the discussion generated by the post recently has focused on the Free Russian Press (Вольная русская типография), leading me to conduct some further research, supported significantly by the contributions of three readers: [...]
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The Free Russian Press in London
Posted by Sarah Young on April 6, 2012
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2012/04/06/the-free-russian-press-in-london/
The Crystal Palace fire
Seventy-five years ago, on 30th November 1936, the Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire. Contemporary newsreels give a good impression of the events of that evening: You can also see the Pathe newsreels here, and parts of the Crystal Palace is on Fire video made by the Crystal Palace Foundation. What really struck me as [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on November 30, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/11/30/the-crystal-palace-fire/
In Herzen’s footsteps: a visit to Ventnor
You never quite know where your research is going to take you, but I have to admit I didn’t expect it to be to the Isle of Wight. That, however, is where I ended up a couple of months ago as a result of my Russians in London post on Alexander Herzen, after I was [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on November 10, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/11/10/in-herzens-footsteps-a-visit-to-ventnor/
The games Russian boys play
Whilst doing some research for my Russians in London series (to be resumed at some unspecified point), I came across a truly unexpected document from the pages of Chums, a middle-class boys’ weekly magazine published between 1892 and 1941, later associated with the scout movement, but in its early years probably most notable for its [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on October 16, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/10/16/the-games-russian-boys-play/
Russians in London (ish)
Walking though the city the other day, I came across this sculpture set into the wall of the BBVA bank at 108 Cannon Street: Sensing a certain Russianness about it, I stopped for a closer look, and discovered that the sculptor was none other than Zurab Tsereteli, monument builder extraordinaire and president of the Russian [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on August 1, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/08/01/russians-in-london-ish/
Russian perspectives on the Great Exhibition (6)
I’m going to skip one report, from Sovremennik, 29 (September 1851), Sovremennye zapiski pp. 63-4, which consists only of a rather dry description of works in gold, silver and precious stones (my plan is to publish the articles and translations separately, and this one will be included then). Instead I shall move straight to the final [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on July 28, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/07/28/russian-perspectives-on-the-great-exhibition-6/
Russian perspectives on the Great Exhibition (5)
This is the fifth report from Sovremennik on the Great Exhibition, and this time we get two sections. The first discussing aspects of London life, entertainment and commerce surrounding the Great Exhibition and commenting on the quality of reporting in European journals – criticizing them for their preoccupation with London life and entertainment and lack [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on July 22, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/07/22/russian-perspectives-on-the-great-exhibition/
Chaucer, Chernyshevsky and the Crystal Palace
Or, Russian perspectives on the Great Exhibition (4). The late arrival of much of the Russian exhibit probably explains why we have to wait until the August issue of Sovremennik to read any details about what one assumes would have been of some significance to many Russian readers. The majority of the report is taken, [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on July 15, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/07/15/chaucer-chernyshevsky-crystal-palace/
Russian perspectives on the Great Exhibition (3)
Actually, this is the second, not the third report, from Sovremennik, taken from the June Miscellany of volume 27 (May-June 1851). I failed to spot it first time round. For those of you who aren’t familiar with 19th century Russian journals, they can be pretty confusing – they’re generally 800-900 pages long, and in several [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on July 1, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/07/01/russian-perspectives-on-the-great-exhibition-3/
Russian perspectives on the Great Exhibition (2)
The second article on the Great Exhibition in Sovremennik [The Contemporary] appeared in the foreign news round-up of the July-August issue. While the first report was somewhat unclear in its origins, this one was evidently cobbled together from reports in the European press. A further development is apparent regarding the naming of the building; the [...]
Posted by Sarah Young on June 9, 2011
http://sarahjyoung.com/site/2011/06/09/russian-perspectives-on-the-great-exhibition-2/