Russian Duel: Mystics and Guardians
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Russian Duel: Mystics and Guardians
24.99 €
This edition includes two books by Yakov Gordin, a renowned writer and publicist, and a scholar of Russian history from the 18th to the first half of the 19th centuries.
"The Russian Duel: Philosophy, Ideology, and Practice" is dedicated to the phenomenon of dueling, a crucial element in noble culture as a decisive means of defending one's honor. Using archival documents and memoirs, Yakov Gordin traces the history of the Russian duel, from the era of Catherine the Great, the time of the first duels, to the reign of Alexander III, when the dueling tradition was already fading. Famous duelists and duelists, various causes of conflict and the various conditions of duels, and the authorities' attempts to ban duels of honor—all this creates a vivid picture of noble life in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The main plot of the book "Mystics and Guardians, or the Case of the Masonic Conspiracy" is a historical episode that involved many significant government and public figures of Pushkin's era, beginning with the Emperor himself. In 1831, Nicholas I received a denunciation from Prince Andrei Golitsyn of an Illuminati conspiracy, which, among others, named the "first dignitaries" of Russia. However, this version of the myth of a worldwide Masonic conspiracy was born of the irreconcilable struggle that began during the reign of Alexander I, within Masonic societies, between mystics and Orthodox Christians, reformers and guardians.
This publication is intended for a wide range of readers—all those passionate about Russian history and culture.
"The Russian Duel: Philosophy, Ideology, and Practice" is dedicated to the phenomenon of dueling, a crucial element in noble culture as a decisive means of defending one's honor. Using archival documents and memoirs, Yakov Gordin traces the history of the Russian duel, from the era of Catherine the Great, the time of the first duels, to the reign of Alexander III, when the dueling tradition was already fading. Famous duelists and duelists, various causes of conflict and the various conditions of duels, and the authorities' attempts to ban duels of honor—all this creates a vivid picture of noble life in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The main plot of the book "Mystics and Guardians, or the Case of the Masonic Conspiracy" is a historical episode that involved many significant government and public figures of Pushkin's era, beginning with the Emperor himself. In 1831, Nicholas I received a denunciation from Prince Andrei Golitsyn of an Illuminati conspiracy, which, among others, named the "first dignitaries" of Russia. However, this version of the myth of a worldwide Masonic conspiracy was born of the irreconcilable struggle that began during the reign of Alexander I, within Masonic societies, between mystics and Orthodox Christians, reformers and guardians.
This publication is intended for a wide range of readers—all those passionate about Russian history and culture.
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