Russkii vestnik 1869
Russkii vestnik was published from 1856 to 1906. Founded by Mikhail Nikiforovich Katkov, who edited it until his death in 1887, it became one of the most influential literary-philosophical journals of...
View ArticleRusskii vestnik: random volumes on archive.org
This is just a hotch-potch of five volumes ranging from 1871 to 1888 that are on archive.org. It includes a couple of instalments of Leskov’s At Daggers Drawn and Dostoevsky’s Demons and,...
View ArticleTop Ten Murders in Russian Literature
This is the first in a new occasional series in which I’ll look at different aspects of Russian literature through a ‘Top Ten’, and hopefully give people a few reading ideas. My main rule is that...
View ArticleTop Ten Animals in Russian Literature
As I have suggested previously, animals have a significant place in Russian literature, and I think this is quite unusual, probably reflecting the greater proximity of Russia literature to its folklore...
View ArticleRussian Literature and the Big Society
It comes as something of a relief to learn that the Observer’s story about the government linking research council funding to the study of the Big Society turns out to be exaggerated, but given that...
View ArticleDostoevsky in English
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...
View ArticleDostoevsky and the Gulag
I’ve started work on a paper on the depiction of criminals in labour camp writing for a workshop later this summer, and as Dostoevsky is one of my starting points, this has led me to revisit the...
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Russian thought lecture 8: Vladimir Solov’ev: Godmanhood, Sophia, and erotic...
Readings: Solov’ev, “The Meaning of Love” Vladimir Solov’ev (1853-1900) Vladimir Solov’ev (1853-1900) is a very significant figure in the history of Russian thought as well as being a very prominent...
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Russian thought lecture 10: Utopias in Russian culture: of palaces and...
Reading: Dostoevsky, “Dream of a Ridiculous Man” (1877) The Crystal Palace in Sydenham So we come to the end of this lecture series, and a slightly different focus than previously, as theoretical works...
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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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