The British publishing house of the Black Brothers, which has existed for two centuries, successfully competed in the XIX century with the compilers of the best guidebooks of that time, the famous German "bedackers". Before World War I, it published its own book for travelers to Russia, composed of three parts and decorated with stylish illustrations by Frederick de Haenen. These are "Petersburg" by George Dobson, "Moscow" by Henry Grove and "Provincial Russia" by Hugh Stewart, written without touching Russophilia or traditional Russophobia. It is a paradox that even a century later, this book has not lost its merits, but, on the contrary, has acquired an additional dimension and a special taste, like a good aged wine and an intriguing retro-style film. The Russian translation of the book was commissioned by the Lamartis publishing house and is being published for the first time.
The British publishing house of the Black Brothers, which has existed for two centuries, successfully competed in the XIX century with the compilers of the best guidebooks of that time, the famous German "bedackers". Before World War I, it published its own book for travelers to Russia, composed of three parts and decorated with stylish illustrations by Frederick de Haenen. These are "Petersburg" by George Dobson, "Moscow" by Henry Grove and "Provincial Russia" by Hugh Stewart, written without touching Russophilia or traditional Russophobia. It is a paradox that even a century later, this book has not lost its merits, but, on the contrary, has acquired an additional dimension and a special taste, like a good aged wine and an intriguing retro-style film. The Russian translation of the book was commissioned by the Lamartis publishing house and is being published for the first time.