Old Moscow
25 hrs. 57 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Mikhail Pylyaev
Author
Mikhail Pylyaev
Narrator
Igor Gmyza
Narrator
Igor Gmyza
Description
One of the best books about old Moscow.
A portrait of the capital “of all capitals,” as it was in the 17th, 18th, and the very beginning of the 19th century.
Based on historical documents, the recollections of contemporaries, and papers from private archives.
Drawing on the memories of contemporaries, Russian and foreign writings, and documents from private archives—many of which have not survived to our days—the well-known writer and journalist Mikhail Pyliaev depicts the face of the capital as it was in the 17th, 18th, and the very beginning of the 19th century.
Thanks to the breadth of the author’s interests, stories about court manners, noble culture, and coronation festivities sit alongside information about Christmas gatherings (sviatochniy razgul) and fistfights—about the layout of city paving stones, the number of streetlamps, and the daily life of ordinary people: sweepers, street hawkers, and policemen. And portraits of nobles, merchants, and townspeople based on historical documents are skillfully complemented by anecdotes, social gossip, and jokes about the less publicly displayed side of the heroes’ lives.
Mikhail Pyliaev - Old Moscow. The History of the Former Life of the Capital of All Capitals [Nekrasov Denis, 2007, 128 kbps, MP3]
Mikhail Pyliaev Ivanovich - Old Moscow. The History of the Former Life of the Capital of All Capitals [Prudovskiy Ilya Efimovich, 2013, 96 kbps, MP3]
A portrait of the capital “of all capitals,” as it was in the 17th, 18th, and the very beginning of the 19th century.
Based on historical documents, the recollections of contemporaries, and papers from private archives.
Drawing on the memories of contemporaries, Russian and foreign writings, and documents from private archives—many of which have not survived to our days—the well-known writer and journalist Mikhail Pyliaev depicts the face of the capital as it was in the 17th, 18th, and the very beginning of the 19th century.
Thanks to the breadth of the author’s interests, stories about court manners, noble culture, and coronation festivities sit alongside information about Christmas gatherings (sviatochniy razgul) and fistfights—about the layout of city paving stones, the number of streetlamps, and the daily life of ordinary people: sweepers, street hawkers, and policemen. And portraits of nobles, merchants, and townspeople based on historical documents are skillfully complemented by anecdotes, social gossip, and jokes about the less publicly displayed side of the heroes’ lives.
Mikhail Pyliaev - Old Moscow. The History of the Former Life of the Capital of All Capitals [Nekrasov Denis, 2007, 128 kbps, MP3]
Mikhail Pyliaev Ivanovich - Old Moscow. The History of the Former Life of the Capital of All Capitals [Prudovskiy Ilya Efimovich, 2013, 96 kbps, MP3]
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