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Borisov, Nikolai Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Russkogo Puteshestvennika v Epokhu Bezdorozh`ia
[ Everyday life of Russian travelers in the epoch lack of good roads]
Moscow: Molodaia Gvardiia, 2010
440 p. [32 ill.]
Serie: Zhivaia Istoriia: Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Chelovechestva
Hardcover. 13 x 20 cm
ISBN: 9785235031586
Language: RussianThe problem of bad roads is as old as the history of Russia. Roads in the modern, European, meaning of this word, appeared in Russia in the second quarter of the 19th century. The real "father" of Russian roads was Nicholas I, an engineer by education and a mechanic in the turn of his mind. This book is about the history of Russian roads and the life style of travelers before and after the first automobiles appeared in Russia. The book is based on numerous memoirs and reports of travelers. Bibliography (221 titles). (0.485 kg.)
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