Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War

The article examines the Russian society’s perception of the image of Russia created by the British traveller and writer S. Graham during the First World War. He advocated originality of Russia and saw her power in conservative traditions and deep religiosity. Although in bourgeois-democratic circle...

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Main Author: Tretyakova Svetlana Nikolayevna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2018-10-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/705/
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description The article examines the Russian society’s perception of the image of Russia created by the British traveller and writer S. Graham during the First World War. He advocated originality of Russia and saw her power in conservative traditions and deep religiosity. Although in bourgeois-democratic circles his writings were heavily criticized because his perception of Russia was wrong and caused damage to Russian-British relationship. A famous writer Maxim Gorky also considered such image to be bad for Russia.
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spelling doaj.art-7fc6cb4cf41f4e29b28c8add3774dc5d2022-12-22T02:56:43ZengInstitute of Modern Humanitarian ResearchesStudia Humanitatis2308-80792018-10-01310.24411/2308-8079-2018-00010Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World WarTretyakova Svetlana Nikolayevna0Severodvinsk Branch of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Severodvinsk, Russia)The article examines the Russian society’s perception of the image of Russia created by the British traveller and writer S. Graham during the First World War. He advocated originality of Russia and saw her power in conservative traditions and deep religiosity. Although in bourgeois-democratic circles his writings were heavily criticized because his perception of Russia was wrong and caused damage to Russian-British relationship. A famous writer Maxim Gorky also considered such image to be bad for Russia.http://st-hum.ru/en/node/705/image of RussiaS. Grahamthe First World Warmentalityjournalism
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title Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War
title_full Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War
title_fullStr Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War
title_full_unstemmed Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War
title_short Russia: holy or bourgeois-democratic? The controversy over S. Graham`s works during the First World War
title_sort russia holy or bourgeois democratic the controversy over s graham s works during the first world war
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the First World War
mentality
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