The Crimea between East and West according to Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century British Travelogues
Journal: Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Nestor-Istoriia eBooks
Year: 2020

Following its annexation by Russia in 1783, the Crimea became a stage on the Western grand tour. Foreign travelogues informed their readers about the country, previously almost unknown in Europe. This paper addresses the British travelogues that played an important role in shaping notions of the Crimea and Russia's role in its history, many of which still exist today. The travellers created works of diﬀerent kinds: unedited letters and journals, encyclopaedic descriptions, imagined journeys, and