While it is generally acknowledged that Russia’s culture has been influenced by France, the present study goes beyond the Francophile preferences of the noble

-- With support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the UK and the Deutsches Historisches Institut Moskau --The French Language in Russia provides

Russian writers of the nineteenth century were quite consciously creating a new national literary tradition. They saw themselves self-consciously through Wester

This volume explores the impact of French on Russian language attitudes, especially among the literary community. It examines the ways in which perceptions of R

A comprehensive diplomatic and military history of the Russian conquest of Central Asia, spanning the whole of the nineteenth century.