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Book SynopsisThe metaphor of the nomad may at first seem surprising for Russia given its history of serfdom, travel restrictions, and strict social hierarchy. This book traces the image of the nomad and its relationship to Russian national identity through the debates and discussion of works by writers like Karamzin, Pushkin, Goncharov, and Dostoevsky.
Trade ReviewThis monograph makes an important contribution to scholarship on classical Russian literature and thought.
* Slavonic and East European Review *
A Nation Astray shows that normative ideas of civilization, originating in Western Europe, put Russia in a difficult situation, from which the road and the nomad offered one, sometimes elusive, escape.
* The Russian Review *
