Astolphe de Custine

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Astolphe de Custine


Born
in France
March 18, 1790

Died
October 18, 1857

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Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine was a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his visit to Russia in 1839, Empire of the Czar: A Journey Through Eternal Russia. This work documents not only Custine's travels through the Russian empire, but also the social fabric, economy, and way of life during the reign of Nicholas I. ...more

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Letters from Russia

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Empire of the Czar

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Россия в 1839 году. Том 2

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Россия в 1839 году. Том 1

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Aloys, ou, Le religieux du ...

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The Journals Of The Marquis...

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La Russie en 1839, Volume I

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La Russie En 1839 (II)

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The Empire of the Czar, Vol...

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Mémoires et voyages - Ou le...

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“As long as we speak only in response to other people's disapproving silence, and as long as our words are but an apology, we ourselves are unable to judge the world fairly. Our life is an enigma to others, but their lives are an enigma to us, and our attempts to communicate with them are futile: we see them always as an audience, and in their eyes we are actors. No mind or character can withstand such false relations. They affect not only our behaviour but also our most intimate feelings.”
Astolphe de Custine

“In order to be polite, it is necessary to have something to give. Politeness is the art of doing to others the honours of the advantages we possess, whether of our minds, our riches, our rank, our standing, or any other source of enjoyment. To be polite, is to know how to offer and to accept with grace; but when a person has nothing certain of his own, he cannot give any thing.”
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“Император боится гласности так же сильно, как Россия боится императора.”
Astolphe de Custine, Letters from Russia

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