Letters from Russia
Custine, Astolphe, marquis de, 1790-18571991
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In 1835, when de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" became a bestseller, Balzac suggested that the Marquis de Custine should do for European perceptions of Russia what de Tocqueville had done for America. The result was his book on Russia "Lettres de Russie" which was completed in 1839.
Main title:
Letters from Russia / Marquis De Custine ; translated and edited by Robin Buss.
Imprint:
Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1991.
Collation:
xxiv,260p. ; 20cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780140445480 (pbk)
Dewey class:
947.073914.70473846.7
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2087355