Georg Heinrich Freiherr von Langsdorff, known as Grigori Ivanovich Langsdorf in Russia, was a German-born Russian explorer and diplomat to Brazil. Langsdorff was a trained naturalist and physician as well as a member of the Russian Imperial Academy of … Read more

In Karamzin’s short story “Poor Liza” the author recounts to us the story of the Russian peasant Liza. Liza resides outside of Moscow with her mother, who is too old and sickly to care for herself. Liza makes a living … Read more

Pictured above is the cartoon titled, “A Russian Boor Returning from his Field Sports.” The cartoon is a satirical depiction of Napoleon’s Russian Campaign. According to the artist George Cruikshank, the cartoon pictures “A Russian peasant… wearing high boots instead … Read more

The Watercolour depicts the Congress of Vienna which was called after the defeat of Napoleon in the Wars of the Sixth Coalition, 1812-1814. The combined powers of the UK, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and some of the German … Read more

https://arzamas.academy/special/ruslit/episodes/3 This is a link to the Russian website Arzamas Academy. It discusses Bednya Liza as the first Russian bestseller, and shows how the Karamzin threw attention onto the feelings/emotions (чуства) of a person, mixed/combined the roles of victim and … Read more

  https://archive.org/details/historyofrussiaf00pokruoft This link will take you to a translated and edited version of Karamzin’s extraordinarily influential History of the Russian State, whose 12 volumes ended with the accession of Mikhail Romanov to the throne in 1613. Karamzin’s history, like … Read more

  This oil painting by Vasily V. Vereshagin in 1890 depicts Napoleon’s arrival into Moscow after Alexander’s scorched Earth policy of burning the city and retreating, forcing Napoleon to retreat due to the lack of food and infrastructure needed to … Read more

This lithograph depicts two injured grenadiers returning home to France after Napoleon’s Russian Campaign of 1812. The French army (Grande Armée) started the invasion of Russia in June of 1812 with over 600,000 soldiers, yet by the end of that … Read more

The Young Napoleon Painted in 1802 as an intended gift to Jean-Jacques-Regis of Cambaceres. Painted by Antonie Jean Gros who later painted the famous Bonaparte at the bridge of Arcole an iconic image of Napoleon in victory.Present the image of a … Read more

  This political cartoon was drawn in 1813 by George Cruikshank, a British caricaturist and satirist. Cruikshank was born in London in 1792 and became a political satirist and caricaturist at an early age by creating cartoons for The Scourge, a Monthly … Read more