TY - T1 - An Imperial Idyll. Finland in Russian Travelogues (1810-1860) SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-951-653-413-1; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/165479 T3 - A1 - Minard, Nathanaelle A2 - PB - Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - The construction of Russian representations of Finland and their functions in the polite culture of early-nineteenth-century Russia is the subject of the present dissertation. Based on travellers written accounts, the study examines in particular the interaction between travellers perceptions of Finland and the imperial context. Applying postcolonial theory, and in particular Edward Said s findings with regard to the role and place of culture in the construction of empires, I propose a new a... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - history N1 - PP - ER -