How Russia Learned to Write: Literature and the Imperial Table of Ranks

by Irina Reyfman

Book Overview

In the eighteenth century, as modern forms of literature began to emerge in Russia, most of the writers producing it were members of the nobility. But their literary pursuits competed with strictly enforced obligations to imperial state service. Unique to Russia was the Table of Ranks, introduced by Emperor Peter the Great in 1722. Noblesse oblige was not just a lofty principle; aristocrats were expected to serve in the military, civil service,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299308340
• ISBN13: 9780299308346
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"