The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852 - With a Voyage down the Volga, and a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
This book is a narrative of the journey British writer Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) made to Russia as a young man. Its publication in 1853 coincided with the beginning of the Crimean War, turning the book into an immediate success. It remains an important resource for cultural and political historians.
