Russian Grand Tourists in 18th Century Europe
Friends (Quaker) Meeting House 22 Friars Street, Sudbury, United KingdomFrom the middle of the Eighteenth Century, the Russian nobility began to travel for pleasure and education in Western Europe. Although the experiences of these ‘Grand Tourists’ were similar in some ways to those of their English counterparts, Russian factors presented special obstacles and incentives. In this talk, we will meet a number of notable...