Russian History through the Senses

Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies <i>Russian History through the Senses</i> investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste touch smell sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it was to have lived in the Russian world so uniquely placed as it is between East and West during the last three hundred years.<br/><br/>The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies rich with primary source material that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level.<br/><br/><i>Russian History through the Senses</i> is a novel text that is of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies.