Guidebook to a Lost Empire
This is a story unfolding - as of September 1, 2020 - on Twitter. At its heart is a guidebook, published in 1914 by Karl Baedeker, called Russia with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking: A Handbook for Travellers.
That Handbook is a series of itineraries. This "Guidebook" is a series of tweets.
The timeline entries also contain additional images and/or hypertext that you won't find in their corresponding tweets. To see a full entry, just click on the title text. You can go back and forth to and from entries to timeline, skim through the timeline, or page through the entries themselves (using the arrows on the left and right of any entry page).
To be part of the journey in real time, follow us @ImperiiaProject use #Russia1914 or click here for the initial tweet.
FAQ
How do I read the full text of an entry?Click on the title (in blue).
What if I don't like navigating timelines?
Try flipping through the entries by using the arrows that appear on the sides of each page.
Why are the entries arranged in this order?
They are arranged according to the post time of each tweet. In other words, the timeline recreates the real time in which the story is being told.
How soon do tweets appear on the timeline?
Some vague number of hours after posting.
Can I find out more about the source for this project?
Absolutely! This project is built around Baedeker's Russia: with Teheran, Port Arthur, and Peking: Handbook for travellers (Leipzig, 1914). For full citation information from the Harvard Library catalog, click here.
