Russian Traditions. Rules of Good Manners

Refinement, elegance of manners, rules of behavior in society, in one word, etiquette — all of this has always fascinated people and defined their style of communication and way of life. Of course, norms of behavior have changed over time, each era emphasized its own points, but the desire for a person to appear impeccably polite has remained unchanged.

Before you is one of the most famous publications of the 19th century on Russian etiquette. With this book, the masterpieces of Russian classics will become much clearer to you — from Pushkin's “Eugene Onegin” and Tolstoy's “War and Peace” to works by Kuprin: you will learn how people were expected to behave in noble society at balls, dinner parties, and meals, how acquaintances and communications between ladies and gentlemen took place, how to dress for christenings, memorials, and receptions, what gifts were appropriate for birthdays and weddings… In short, which written and unwritten rules each person should observe, from aristocrats to merchants and common folk, in family circles and in public, to be accepted in respectable homes.

The book is illustrated with paintings by famous Russian artists K. Bryullov, I. Kramskoy, V. Makovsky, K. Makovsky, I. Repin, and others.