• Episode 22: From Riches to Ruin. The Tale of Ivan Tolchenov

  • Nov 24 2023
  • Length: 36 mins
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Episode 22: From Riches to Ruin. The Tale of Ivan Tolchenov

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  • In 1796, the merchant Ivan Tolchenov was secreted in his magnificent mansion in Dmitrov, hiding from his creditors. This episode seeks to understand how Ivan lost his enormous fortune, along the way shedding light into the lives of Russian merchants in the second half of the eighteenth century.

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    David L. Ransel, A Russian Merchant’s Tale. The Life and Adventures of Ivan Alekseevich Tolchenov, Based on His Diary (Bloomington and Indianopolis: Indiana University Press, 2009)
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