Articles
The Travels of Vassily Veshniakov and Kir Bronnikov to the Holy Land in the First Quarter of the Nineteenth Century
Mikhail Yakushev
Vostok/Oriens '2014, №5
This article touches upon the subject of pilgrimage of Russian noblemen brothers Ivan and Vassily Veshniakov accompanied by merchant Mikhail Novikov and Russian peasant Kir Bronnikov to the Holy Land in the first quarter of the 19th century. Pilgrimage to the Holy Land or Middle East was an important part of diplomatic relations between the Russian Empire and the Sublime Porte at the beginning of the 19th century. In their itinerary notes the Veshniakov brothers and Kir Bronnikov presented detailed descriptions of their travels. They described holy places and cities on their route to the Holy City of Jerusalem, their accommodation in Constantinople, Jaffa and Jerusalem, their reception in Greek monasteries, the culture and traditions of Middle Eastern population and Ottoman reality in general.
Keywords: the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Veshniakov brothers, Kir Bronnikov, Meletiy
Pages: С. 36–42
