Russia's Rome
Subtitle: imperial visions, messianic dreams, 1890-1940
By: Judith E. Kalb.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780299229207
Subjects: Russian literature -- 19th century -- Classical influences; Russian literature -- 20th century -- Classical influences; Imperialism in literature; Rome -- In literature; National characteristics, Russian, in literature
Description: A wide-ranging study of empire, religious prophecy, and nationalism in literature, 'Russia's Rome' provides the first examination of Russia's self-identification with Rome during a period that encompassed the revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and the rise of the Soviet State.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.