Journey For Our Time: The Journals Of The Marquis De Custine
A Nonfiction, Travel, History book. As soon as the prince withdrew, they assumed an easy air, resolute manners and a bold demeanor which produced...
Condemned by the Soviets to the black list of forbidden publications, these journals of the French aristocrat who visited Russia in 1839 were first published in France in 1843. Long recognised as one of the most fascinating and revealing impressions of Russia by a foreigner, they abound in observations on the social, political and religious state and prospects of mid-nineteenth century Russia leading Custine to dire forebodings. Custine's conviction that as long as Russians remained enslaved, isolated and deceived by ambitious rulers they would remain a menace to the rest of the world, will strike a chord with all of us today.
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Although the author is a little self-absorbed with his own intellectual prowess (but this is perhaps a feature of the time in which he wrote), the book is both perceptive and prescient. Much has been made of his predictive powers about the nature of practical Communism, which I think are partly overstated. However, his opinions are... As soon as the prince withdrew, they assumed an easy air, resolute manners and a bold demeanor which produced an unpleasant contrast to the complete self-abnegation they had effected an instant before.This book gives us another reason to stop generalizing when we criticize the French, or any nationality for that matter. As a happy surprise... Read in anticipation of my first trip to St. Petersburg. Custine had some valid points, I think.
