The Boots of the Guardsman

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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

Publisher

Text: Oxford's World Classics
Image: Vivays Publishing

Text

«Бренчат кавалергарда шпоры» (1, XXVIII, 17). 


“The guardsman clicks his spurs and dances” (Chapter 1, Stanza 28, Page 17)

 

 

Citation

Elizabeth LaFave, “The Boots of the Guardsman,” Collections @ ECU, accessed March 28, 2024, http://collections.ecu.edu/items/show/618.

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