Silence and Servitude
Bondage and Self-invention in Russia and America, 1780-1861
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4208503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Ruttenburg (University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 731-748 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Slavic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-6779 • E-ISSN: 2325-7784 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2500134 |
| OpenAlex | W2333693473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
In an 1881 letter to his would-be Russian translator, Walt Whitman described his sense of a mystical resemblance-improbable yet undeniable-between Russian and America, two nations traditionally regarded as not merely geographically but also culturally marginal to the great nations of Europe:You Russians and we Americans;-our countries so distant, so unlike at a first glance ... and yet in certain features, and vastest ones, so resembling each other. The variety of stock-elements and tongues to be resolutely fused in a common Identity and Union at all hazards- the idea, perennial through the ages, that they both have their historic and divine mission-the fervent element of manly friendship throughout the whole people, surpassed by no other races-the grand 'expanse of territorial limits and boundaries-the unform'd and nebulous state of many things, not yet permanently settled, but agreed on all hands to be the preparations of an infinitely greater future- the fact that both peoples have their independent and leading positions to hold, keep, and if necessary fight for, against the rest of the world-the deathless aspirations at the inmost centre of each great community, so vehement, so mysterious, so abysmic-are certainly features you Russians and we Americans possess in common
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |