The Imperiia Project: a spatial history of the Russian EmpireMain MenuProjectsDashboardsData CatalogMapStoriesGalleriesGamesWho said history was boring?Teach Our ContentCiting the ProjectKelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Imperiia Project // Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
botanical gardens
12020-08-17T01:44:23-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f597playing card taggoogle_maps2020-09-15T00:17:46-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5There were far more botanical gardens in the Russian Empire than the playing cards would suggest. The cards suggest that they were rare, but also that they are a weak link between provinces: try comparing the profiles of Niuland and Poltava and see whether you agree.
