Erich Donnert

Altrussisches Kulturlexikon Erich Donnert

This is the third, completely revised edition of the established and successful Altrussische Kulturlexikon . Chapters on persons and themes as they relate to art, literature, education, and science offer compact insight into the cultural development of Old Russia from the 9th to 17th centuries. Bibliographical references invite further reading, and selected illustrations accompany individual topics. The authors view the Russian developments within the wider context of European and Asian history and complement their Russian sources with contemporary foreign reports and illustrative material. German text.