33 10 1271 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/c9de7a97bb83933a65474ce164a41b59.png 02febc18deb0349cc4f7e37aa73dca01 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 <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> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. 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. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <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.) 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. 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 Zabaikal Capital Chita Area (square miles) 48,636 Economic Activities Farming, Cattle, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Factories, Mineral Waters Resident Ethnicities Russians, Buriats, Tungusi 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 Zabaikal 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" rel="noopener">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 Siberia https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/4e49e04809fd63d15b2fef6916ece48a.png a00ac465caf024ee146afd95f9bd2f7d 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 <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> Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience) </blockquote> </div> As you can imagine, these were not your ordinary playing cards. 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. We think you should play with these cards. We think the chances are good that you will learn as much from them as we have. You don't read Russian? No problem, we have translated the content.  You don't know where any of these places are? No problem, we made maps.  You don't know what questions to ask? No problem, we took care of that, too.  <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.) 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. 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 Orenburg Capital Ufa Area (square miles) 139,828 Population (total) 1,434,489 Economic Activities Farming, Cattle, Fishing, Factories Resident Ethnicities Russians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Meshchers, Votiaks, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians 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 Orenburg 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" rel="noopener">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 Southern Urals https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/imperiia/original/fd7330607c977279278e447f49375954.jpg 75235283aaf77e25471bfc98525fc2d1 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 Contributors Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context contributors Description An account of the resource This project has benefitted enormously from the efforts and insights of an incredible group of graduate and undergraduate students. Some have come to the project armed with GIS skills, others with a deep understanding of the language, culture, and history of the region. Hats off to one and all for their efforts, enthusiasm, vision, and accomplishment! <h3 style="text-align: center;">[Read contributor bios below]</h3> <hr /> <h2 style="text-align: center;">Special Thanks</h2> The Imperiia Project and its contributors have been supported along the way by the incredible GIS specialists at the <a href="http://www.gis.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Center for Geographic Analysis</a>, particularly Wendy Guan, Ben Lewis, and Jeff Blossom, by the incomparable Hugh Truslow (Head, Social Sciences and Visualization, Harvard Library), by Jeremy Guillette (Digital Scholarship Facilitator, History Department), who is armed with boundless technical expertise and infinite patience, and by the extraordinary leadership and staff of the <a href="http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies</a>.  Crucial financial support has come at every step along the way from the Davis Center. Additional thanks are due to the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study for their support as well. Finally, special thanks go to John Randolph, Julie Buckler, Megan Duncan Smith, Erika Monahan, and Scott Gelbach for sharing ideas, suggestions, and crucial words of encouragement at various times, and in various doses, over the past several years. It is an undeniable pleasure to be part of such a vibrant, generous intellectual community. <hr /> Person A historical (human) actor. Occupation Associate Professor of History, Harvard University 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 Kelly O'Neill Term 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/. 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