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SUMMARY:Russia's Libertine Century: Trediakovskii's 'Voyage to the Island 
 of Love' and Cultural Change from Peter I to Catherine II - Igor Fedyukin\
 , National Research University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow
DTSTART:20181113T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The story of V.K. Trediakovskii’s translation of Paul Tallem
 ent _Voyage de lisle d’amour_ has a special place in the history of Russ
 ian eighteenth-century culture. It is often credited with creating a new v
 ocabulary of love and amorous intercourse\, an innovation that would pave 
 the way for much of the later poetry and prose\, but more importantly\, it
  is presented as a vivid example of the ways in which literature preceded 
 and even created (or sought to create) social context in eighteenth centur
 y Russia – as opposed to Western Europe\, where it was the context that 
 gave birth to texts. \n\nWhat was the social context of Trediakovskii’s 
 translation and its publication\, however? As it turns out\, on the one ha
 nd\, it was the secret liaison between Ekaterina Ioannovna\, the Duchess o
 f Mecklenburg\, the most important patron of Trediakovskii and his work in
  the early 1730s\, and Prince Beloselskii. On the other\, a trove of unpub
 lished letters written by a variety of French\, German\, and Dutch ladies 
 to Prince A.B. Kurakin\, another of Trediakovskii's patrons\, shed light o
 n Kurakin’s life in Europe. Taken together\, these documents not only pr
 ovide context for Trediakovskii’s translation and its popularity\, but a
 lso call for considering how social practices created demand for literary 
 texts in eighteenth century Russia\, rather than being created by them.\n\
 n*Igor Fedyukin* is Associate Professor of History at the National Researc
 h University – Higher School of Economics in Moscow. His research focuse
 s on history and politics of education. He received his Ph.D. in History f
 rom the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in 2009 and worked as
  a reporter and editor at some of the leading Russian newspapers\, includi
 ng _Vedomosti_ and _Kommersant_. He was a deputy minister of education and
  science of Russia in 2012-2013. Fedyukin has held appointments as a Dider
 ot Fellow at the Foundation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Paris and 
 a visiting fellow at the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen in 
 Vienna. He has authored or co-authored articles in _Kritika: Explorations 
 in Russian and Eurasian History_\, _Cahiers du Monde russe_\, _Journal of 
 Social History_\, and _Journal of Interdisciplinary History_.
LOCATION:Latimer Room\, Clare College
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