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Astolphe de Custine

Born

in France

March 18, 1790

Died

October 18, 1857

Genre

Travel

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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 by Astolphe de Custine, Anka Muhlstein (Introduction) 4.09 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 1843 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire of the Czar 3.90 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Россия в 1839 году. Том 2 by Astolphe de Custine, Астольф де Кюстин, Вера Мильчина (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Россия в 1839 году. Том 1 by Astolphe de Custine, Астольф де Кюстин, Вера Мильчина (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aloys, ou, Le religieux du mont Saint-Bernard 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journals Of The Marquis De Custine: Journey For Our Time by Astolphe de Custine, Phyllis Penn Kohler (Editor), Walter Bedell Smith (Introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Russie en 1839, Volume I 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Russie En 1839 (II) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Empire of the Czar, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint): Or, Observations on the Social, Political, and Religious State and Prospects of Russia, Made During a Journey Through That Empire really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires et voyages - Ou lettres écrites à diverses époques, pendant des courses en Suisse, en calabre, en Angleterre et en Ecosse liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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

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“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.”
― Astolphe de Custine

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“Император боится гласности так же сильно, как Россия боится императора.”
― Astolphe de Custine, Letters from Russia

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