Kungl. Vitterhetsakademin

J. G. Sparwenfeld’s Diary of a Journey to Russia 1684–87

J. G. Sparwenfeld’s Diary of a Journey to Russia 1684–87

Författare: Birgegård, Ulla (ed.)
ISBN: 91-7402-324-1
ISSN: 1102-2418
Antal sidor: 378
Utgivningsår: 2002
Serie: Slavica Suecana, Series A – Publications A: 01

Beställningsinformation: eddy.se (även för nedladdning i pdf-format)

The present work is an edition of the Russian travel diary of Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld (1655–1727), the compiler to be of a large Slavonic-Latin dictionary, Lexicon Slavonicum,which was published only recently. Sparwenfeld’s interest in the Russian language and Russian culture began with his journey to Russia in the 1680s. He went there as a member of an embassy, but stayed in Moscow for another two and a half years to study the Russian language and Russian affairs. The diary is written mainly in Swedish and French.

The edition contains, in addition to Sparwenfeld’s original text, a translation into English, an extensive commentary, appendices, indexes, a few of Sparwenfeld’s own drawings etc. Apart from a fairly detailed account of the journey itself, the diary provides an eye-witness report from Moscow during a very complicated period in Russian history. This period proved to be the final years of the old Russia, before Peter took power into his hands and a new era began.

Till startsidan
Instagram
Facebook
Digitaltmuseum
My newsdesk

Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien

Telefon: 08-440 42 80

E-post: kansli@vitterhetsakademien.se


Besöks- och leveransadress:
Villagatan 3, 114 32 Stockholm


Integritetspolicy/GDPR

Postadress:
Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien
Box 5622
114 86 Stockholm


Fakturaadress:

Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien
Kund-Id:PDC 7237
FE595
105 69 Stockholm

 

Bankgiro: 535-3552


© KUNGL. VITTERHETSakademien