The Boots of the Guardsman
Title
The Boots of the Guardsman
Subject
Eugene Onegin: "Reading Fashion"
Description
The tall leather boots of the Russian guardsman were equipped with metal spurs.
Creator
Elizabeth LaFave
Source
Text: Alexander Pushkin; Eugene Onegin
Image: Russian Elegance: Country and City Fashion from the 15th to the Early 20th Century
Image: Russian Elegance: Country and City Fashion from the 15th to the Early 20th Century
Publisher
Text: Oxford's World Classics
Image: Vivays Publishing
Image: Vivays Publishing
Text
«Бренчат кавалергарда шпоры» (1, XXVIII, 17).
“The guardsman clicks his spurs and dances” (Chapter 1, Stanza 28, Page 17)
“The guardsman clicks his spurs and dances” (Chapter 1, Stanza 28, Page 17)
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- Date Added
- September 25, 2017
- Collection
- "Reading" Fashion in A. Pushkin's Eugene Onegin: Word as Image in 1820s Imperial Russia
- Item Type
- Text
- Tags
- boots, guardsman, spurs
- Citation
- Elizabeth LaFave, “The Boots of the Guardsman,” Collections @ ECU, accessed November 21, 2024, http://collections.ecu.edu/items/show/618.