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Book/Printed Material Opisanie vsi︠e︡kh" v Rossiĭskom" gosudarstvi︠e︡ obitai︠u︡shchikh" narodov". Описанiе всѣхъ в Российскомъ государствѣ обитающихъ народовъ.

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Title

  • Opisanie vsi︠e︡kh" v Rossiĭskom" gosudarstvi︠e︡ obitai︠u︡shchikh" narodov".

Other Title

  • Описанiе всѣхъ в Российскомъ государствѣ обитающихъ народовъ.

Translated Title

  • A Description of All the Nationalities That Inhabit the Russian State.

Summary

  • This publication, which consists of three volumes, constitutes the first major comprehensive ethnographic survey of the different nationalities living within the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century. It was a highly significant scholarly achievement for its time. The book is inscribed to Catherine the Great (1729-96), who had an abiding interest in a modern, scientific categorization and description of the peoples and expanses in her realm. She encouraged and welcomed to Russia many foreign specialists who could assist in this task, including scholars who had the knowledge and technical skills to do the work, which few Russians possessed in this era. The book was compiled by Johann Gottlieb Georgi (1729-1802), a German botanist and geographer from Pomerania. Georgi studied with the famed Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus and received his doctorate from the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He was one of the many German scientists in this era who explored Russia and described botanical, zoological, and ethnographic subjects across the empire, especially in Siberia. Georgi moved to Saint Petersburg upon the invitation of the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences and subsequently took part in multiple research trips in the late 18th century, stretching from the Caspian Sea to Lake Baikal. In terms of methodology, Georgi took a standard contemporary ethnographic approach to describing the ethnic groups in the Russian Empire and key aspects of their histories and cultures. The book summarizes in a systematic way the lifestyles, clothing, religious beliefs and practices, customs and dwellings of the peoples of the empire. Part One, on the "Finnic Tribes," deals with the Finno-Ugric peoples and related groups in the northern and northwestern regions of Russia. Part Two, on the "Tatar Peoples," considers the many peoples in the region extending from the Caucasus to southern Siberia, especially those ethnic groups emanating from the former realm of the Mongol khans. Part Three, on the "Samoyed, Manchurian, and Eastern Siberian Peoples," covers the various ethnic groups on the far northern and eastern fringes of the Russian Empire. Each section is highlighted with colorful illustrations of traditional native costumes and activities. Georgi wrote the manuscript for the book in German, after which it was translated and published in Russian for this edition. Catherine the Great was so pleased with the work that she paid for its publication and awarded Georgi with an elaborate gold snuffbox. World Digital Library.

Names

  • Georgi, Johann Gottlieb, 1738-1802 , compiler.
  • Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 , dedicatee.

Headings

  • -  Description and travel
  • -  Ethnic groups
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Expeditions and surveys
  • -  Russian Federation

Notes

  • -  Kniga prinadlezhit peru izvestnogo istorika i ėtnografa 18 v. Il'. s izobrazhenii︠a︡mi obitateleĭ Sibiri i Dal'nego Vostoka byli izgotovleny po ėskizam, sdelannym vo vremi︠a︡ ėkspedit︠s︡ii, organizovannykh Rossiĭskoĭ Akademieĭ Nauk, i imei︠u︡t ne tol'ko khudozhestvennoe, no i nauchnoe znachenie. Originaly kosti︠u︡mov, sobrannye vo vremi︠a︡ ėtikh ėkspedit︠s︡iĭ, nyne khrani︠a︡t'si︠a︡ v Muzee ėtnografii (Peterburg). V MK ėkz. gravi︠u︡r s ruchnoĭ raskraskoĭ akvarel'i︠u︡.
  • -  Part 1: On the Peoples of the Finnish Tribe; Part 2: On the Peoples of the Tatar Tribe; Part 3: The Semoyad, Manchurian and East Siberian Peoples.
  • -  Original text at: Russian State Library
  • -  Книга принадлежит перу известного историка и этнографа 18 в. Иль. с изображениями обитателей Сибири и Дальнего Востока были изготовлены по эскизам, сделанным во время экспедиции, организованных Российской Академией Наук, и имеют не только художественное, но и научное значение. Оригиналы костюмов, собранные во время этих экспедиций, ныне храняться в Музее этнографии (Петербург). В МК экз. гравюр с ручной раскраской акварелью.
  • -  Part 1: On the Peoples of the Finnish Tribe; Part 2: On the Peoples of the Tatar Tribe; Part 3: The Semoyad, Manchurian and East Siberian Peoples.

Medium

  • 3 volumes : illustrations ; 27 cm

Source Collection

  • Rare Books from the Russian State Library

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018694157

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Catherine Ii, Empress Of Russia, , Dedicatee. Opisanie vsi︠e︡kh" v Rossiĭskom" gosudarstvi︠e︡ obitai︠u︡shchikh" narodov". composeds by Georgi, Johann Gottlieb, Iler 1776. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018694157/.

APA citation style:

Catherine Ii, E. O. R. (1776) Opisanie vsi︠e︡kh" v Rossiĭskom" gosudarstvi︠e︡ obitai︠u︡shchikh" narodov". Georgi, J. G., comp [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018694157/.

MLA citation style:

Catherine Ii, Empress Of Russia, , Dedicatee. Opisanie vsi︠e︡kh" v Rossiĭskom" gosudarstvi︠e︡ obitai︠u︡shchikh" narodov". comp by Georgi, Johann Gottlieb, Iler 1776. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018694157/>.