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Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
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Meeting of Frontiers
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Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Sankt Petersburg
Capital
Sankt Petersburg
Area (square miles)
20,645
Population (total)
643,700
Economic Activities
Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Finns
Dublin Core
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Sankt Petersburg
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
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Russian
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1856
Lakes region
-
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8a0af5fdf8d86dc3b5c766c97e15afae
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Chernigov
Capital
Chernigov
Area (square miles)
21,287
Population (total)
1,430,000
Economic Activities
Forestry, Tobacco, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Ukrainians, Jews, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks
Dublin Core
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Title
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Chernigov
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
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Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Left Bank
-
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ef36aa0e5934e61f244f83b9510f2562
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
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Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Kharkov
Capital
Kharkov
Area (square miles)
20,973
Population (total)
1,467,400
Economic Activities
Farming, Distilleries, Pasture, Toacco, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Kharkov
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
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Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Left Bank
-
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deedc84cc665292de689c7ac020c131f
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Kiev
Capital
Kiev
Area (square miles)
19,458
Population (total)
1,605,800
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Gardening
Resident Ethnicities
Ukrainians, Poles
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Kiev
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
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Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
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Russian
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Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Left Bank
-
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63f4ae6d96e2cf086fec36f88b57713a
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Poltava
Capital
Poltava
Area (square miles)
19,089
Population (total)
1,783,000
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Factories
Resident Ethnicities
Ukrainians, Poles, Jews
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Poltava
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
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Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Left Bank
-
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1caa15647f2c1ae073dd12255aa85159
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Astrakhan
Capital
Astrakhan
Area (square miles)
71,617
Population (total)
344,400
Economic Activities
Cattle, Fishing, Shipbuilding, Crafts
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Armenians, Greeks, Georgians, Persians, Jews, Khivans, Turkmen, Bukharans, Indians, Kalmyks, Tatars (Kirgiz)
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Astrakhan
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Lower Volga region
-
https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/22211cc2c70b531ceb59fbc4253b4bdc.jpg
e1aebb8144d9e5d8df2d2777dcd04748
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Saratov
Capital
Saratov
Area (square miles)
44,110
Population (total)
1,330,700
Economic Activities
Farming, Cattle, Forestry, Fishing, Gardening, Tobacco
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Gypsies, French, Swedes, Swiss, Tatars, Chuvash, Mordvinians, Meshchers
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Saratov
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Lower Volga region
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Kazan
Capital
Kazan
Area (square miles)
24,013
Population (total)
1,342,900
Economic Activities
Farming, Forestry, Fishing, Beekeeping, Factories, Shipbuilding, Crafts
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Tatars, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians, Votiaks
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Kazan
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Middle Volga region
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Penza
Capital
Penza
Area (square miles)
14,693
Population (total)
1,087,200
Economic Activities
Farming, Forestry
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Cheremis, Mordvinians
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Penza
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Middle Volga region
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Geographic Card Set
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
007
Description
An account of the resource
In 1856, a hot new item hit the shelves in Russia: a set of<span> </span><a data-size="medium" data-align="right" data-caption="description" data-annotations="" resource="yaroslav-province" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/3159934d76f3c41fb9190281e87d6db9.jpg" class="media_link texteo_icon texteo_icon_image">playing cards</a>. Created by Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov, the set had an impressive title:
<div>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div>
<p><strong>As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards</strong>. They were elaborately illustrated, beautifully-produced, and laden with pedagogical and ideological value. If you had money to spare and fancied yourself an educated, elite, or prestige-hungry subject of the tsar, you no doubt found a way to get your hands on a set.<br /><br /><strong>We think you should play with these cards.</strong> We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. <br /><br /><strong>You don't read Russian?</strong> No problem, we have translated the content. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know where any of these places are?</strong> No problem, we made maps. <br /><br /><strong>You don't know what questions to ask?</strong> No problem, we took care of that, too. </p>
<h2>Now stop making excuses. <a href="https://imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/the-playing-cards">Click here to explore "Deal: History Through Playing Cards</a>"</h2>
(And come back here anytime to access the images via a dynamic, high-resolution viewer.)<br /><br /><em>Note: The cards were digitized as the "Geographic Card Set of the Russian Empire" by the <a target="_blank" href="http://international.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfdigcol/nlrmp.html#d_eng" rel="noopener">Meeting of Frontiers</a> project: a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the Russian National Library. They are available for noncommercial educational use.</em>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Meeting of Frontiers
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress, Russian National Library
GeoCard
Province
Samara
Capital
Samara
Area (square miles)
51,903
Population (total)
1,115,963
Economic Activities
Cattle, Fishing, Pasture, Hunting, Tobacco
Resident Ethnicities
Russians, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Meshcheriaks, Teptiars, Germans
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Samara
Description
An account of the resource
Summary of the culture, history, economy and geography of the province.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="http://frontiers.loc.gov/intldl/mtfhtml/mfhome.html" target="_blank">Meeting of Frontiers Digital Collections</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Language
A language of the resource
Russian
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1856
Middle Volga region