Conversations About Russian Culture: Life and Traditions of the Russian Nobility (18th – Early 19th Century)

"Conversations about Russian Culture" is a unique work devoted to the life of Russian nobility in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Written in an engaging and accessible language even for an unprepared listener,

audiobook opens before us a fascinating world of officials, balls, card games, duels, political intrigues, and finally the relationships between people of bygone eras—a special

cultural code, without which it is impossible to understand classic native literature, many important milestones in Russian history, our past, and therefore our future.

The work was prepared by Lotman based on the author’s TV lectures delivered in the late 1980s.