Each era replenishes the register of signs and superstitions that have existed since ancient times with new details. Pushkin’s contemporaries found a secret meaning in many random events, in the behavior of people and animals, in the prophecies of fortune-tellers and family customs.
Each era replenishes the register of signs and superstitions that have existed since ancient times with new details. Pushkin’s contemporaries found a secret meaning in many random events, in the behavior of people and animals, in the prophecies of fortune-tellers and family customs. Stories of the Bronze Horseman coming to life or the mysterious white lady, of premonitions and talismans, were discussed in magazines, personal letters and fashion salons. They now come to life within the pages of this book through artfully selected fragments of memoirs, letters, and publications from that time.
YOUNG GUARD, 516 p.