Unknown History: Lewis Carroll in Russia

That one time the famous author of Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, met an Orthodox saint and felt a little terrified of a long Russian word…

Sources:

Carroll, Lewis. The Russian Journal and Other Selections from the Works of Lewis Carroll. John Francis McDermott, ed. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1935.

Cohen, Morton N. Lewis Carroll: A Biography. New York: Knopf, 1995.

Michael, Richard and Richard Kelly, Lewis Carroll, vol 10, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1990.

Photos of the Trinity Cathedral and the Moscow Kremlin by A.Savin, WikiCommons.

[Somali]

This channel should have millions of subs .

[anmelmi]

I saw your analysis of the current geopolitical situation in a historical context as guest in another channel and was impressed with your mastery of historical knowledge and how articulately you presented it. This video was excellent. The content and the presentation with the historical photographs as well. Looking forward to more!

[johnslaymaker]

Excellent presentation! Sure looks like you've been doing this for a while, though it's only the first vid on this channel. Love all the historical (& modern) photographs too. May have to read Through the Looking Glass again now. Thank you for making this & I look forward to your next one.

[krawian]

How did Lewis Carroll travel from Britain to Russia?
Great work, thanks for posting!

[delmejones]

Great topic Nina, I learned something new about an author I was brought with, made me want to delve a little deeper.
What will your next topic be? 👏🏻

[joekelly]

Nice, so much interesting stuff, not just about Carrol but about Russia itself, delivered in 12-13 minutes. In response to the challenge you leave us at the end, I wonder, if indeed, Alice in Wonderland, was a kind of continuation of that "othering" gaze you mention with respect to his observations of Russian people, as you mention, in his visit to that fair? Alice in Wonderland always strikes me as a trip through a "world-turned-upside-down" at once comic, colorfully eventful, entertaining & terrifying. You know, the standard western fascination with, and dread of, the "orient"

[rogerblackwell]

Surreal to us native English speakers as well 😊😊

[BenVaserlan]

Subbed. :) I wonder what your opinion of socionics or MBTI is? Have you typed any historical figures? I type Stalin ESTJ. Socionics people usually type his Logical Sensory Introvert.