{"product_id":"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-paperback-9781108045438","title":"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 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108045438","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith a Voyage down the Volga, and a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1853, this book is a narrative of the British writer Laurence Oliphant's journey through mid-nineteenth-century Russia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurence Oliphant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108045438, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 34 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe British diplomat and writer Laurence Oliphant (1829–88) was the author of travel diaries and novels, including the very successful Piccadilly (1870). A keen traveller, he worked as a correspondent for The Times during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1) and served as Secretary to British Diplomat Lord Elgin in Canada, China and Japan. This book is a narrative of the journey Oliphant made to Russia as a young man, with his friend Oswald Smith. Its publication in 1853 coincided with the beginning of the Crimean War, turning the book into an immediate success. From the splendour of mid-nineteenth-century St Petersburg, to the annexation of the Crimea, and the international consequences of Russian foreign policy for Europe, this illustrated book is also full of witty anecdotes and captivating descriptions. Very influential in its time, it remains an important resource for cultural and political historians.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. St. Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e 2. The great fair of Nijni Novgorod\u003cbr\u003e 3. Volga steam-tugs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kazan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Another wood-station\u003cbr\u003e 6. Simbirsk: its trade\u003cbr\u003e 7. Singular misapplication of steam\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dubovka\u003cbr\u003e 9. Parting sensations\u003cbr\u003e 10. Don Cossack steppes\u003cbr\u003e 11. Don Cossacks: their origin\u003cbr\u003e 12. Colonies\u003cbr\u003e 13. Taganrog as a port\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Bertha\u003cbr\u003e 15. Kertch: its disadvantages as a port\u003cbr\u003e 16. Tartar quarter\u003cbr\u003e 17. Tartar village of Alushta\u003cbr\u003e 18. Stupendous cliffs\u003cbr\u003e 19. The harbour of Sevastopol\u003cbr\u003e 20. Bagtchè Seria\u003cbr\u003e 21. Annexation of the Crimea\u003cbr\u003e 22. Ascent to a deserted fortress\u003cbr\u003e 23. Yalta\u003cbr\u003e 24. Arrival at Odessa\u003cbr\u003e 25. Trade of Moldavia\u003cbr\u003e 26. Orsova: its political associations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266079412504,"sku":"9781108045438","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108045438i_a417be77-a531-4d5e-b42f-19c48076510b.jpg?v=1696746684","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/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-paperback-9781108045438","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}