A Poet on the Road

Pushkin’s Travelogue of 1826 Russia

Authors

  • Alexandra Grigorieva Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28189

Keywords:

Pushkin, 19th-century, Russia, travel writing, correspondence

Abstract

Looks at letters written by Pushkin following gastronomic travelogue is unique testimony of life on the road for gentlemen of ease in provincial Russia of that time. Local gastronomic specialities seem to have coexisted with international ones in perfect harmony, although of course it should be remembered that it was the number-one road in the country, the one travelled by the crème de la crème all the time because it connected the two cities of utmost importance, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, the past and the present capitals of Russia.

Author Biography

  • Alexandra Grigorieva, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

    Alexandra Grigorieva is a Canadian Russian currently working as a researcher at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Finland. She has published widely on matters of food, wine and food history. 

References

Dubois, Urbain et Bernard, Emile, La cuisine classique, Paris, 1864.

Zapiski po kursu kulinarnoy shkoly (Cooking School Notes), Moscow, 8th edition, 1907.

Kordelli, G., Karmannaya knizhka dlia povarov i povarikh k upotrebleniyu v gorode i derevne, Moscow, 1826 (Russian translation of Cardelli, P., Manuel du cuisinier et de la cuisinière, a l’usage de la ville et de la campagne, Paris, 1826).

Pushkin, Alexander, Pis’ma (Letters), Leningrad, 1926–1928.

Radischev, Alexander, Puteshestvie iz Peterburga v Moskvu (Journey from St Petersburg to Moscow), St Petersburg, 1790.

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Published

2015-12-01

Issue

PPC 104 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Grigorieva, Alexandra. 2015. “A Poet on the Road: Pushkin’s Travelogue of 1826 Russia”. Petits Propos Culinaires, December, 36-42. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28189.