If you like reading books that really make you work for it, you may have ventured into the world of Russian literature. Anna Karenina is my personal favorite. What's weird about the works of the most famous Russian authors like Tolstoy is the sociopolitical structure they describe.

Why are there so many princes and princesses in the great works of Russian literature?

Join us on a journey though the foundations of Russia, to find out how and why Russian nobles (who were not royalty in the Western sense) became known as "princes" and "princesses."

Detours include: Titanic, beards, and being that annoying guy in college who did semester abroad.


Sources:

Articles:
https://arussianaffair.wordpress.com/2017/12/23/the-whos-who-of-anna-karenina/

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/exhibitions/peter-great-tsar-france-1717#the-exhibition

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g2898/modern-descendants-
russian-romanov-family/   

https://www.rbth.com/history/332300-4-reasons-russian-nobility-spoke-french 

Books:
Ascher, A. (2017). Russia: A Short History (Revised ed.). Oneworld Publications.

Hosking, G. (2011). Russia and the Russians: A History, Second Edition (2nd ed.). Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press.

Offord, D., Rjéoutski, V., & Argent, G. (2018). The French Language in Russia: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Literary History (Languages and Culture in History) (0 ed.). Amsterdam University Press.

Tolstoy, L. (2021). Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (2003–01-30). Penguin Books.

Tolstoy, L., Hunt, B. A., Maude, L., & Maude, A. (2021). WAR AND PEACE: UNABRIDGED ORIGINAL CLASSIC. Independently published.

Videos:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Wmc8C0Eq0 


Websites:
www.britannica.com
www.etymonline.com


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