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
12022-06-30T11:34:15-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Saint Germaine (pear)4The Saint Germaine (Сен Жермен) originated near Paris and enjoys renown throughout Europe. The Sary Sinap and Saint Germaine "are the alpha and omega of Crimean orchardry" and there isn't a garden in Crimean where the Saint Germaine does not grow. It fetches anywhere from 2 rubles 50 kopeks to 4 rubles per pood. Moscow fruit sellers reported that the highest quality fruit came from Alushta and Kuru Uzen, Karasubazar and Bahcesaray.plain2022-07-01T09:47:48-04:0001/01/1675 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 1, no. 25Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-07-05T05:13:19-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Bere Dil (pear)3The Bere Dil has been known since the early 18th century. It moved into Russia from the west, thriving along the Black Sea coast and spreading to the Caucasus. In Crimea it was considered a profitable fruit for export and was sent to Moscow as the "Half Imperial" pear.plain2022-07-05T05:14:54-04:0001/01/1700 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 2, no. 46Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-07-05T04:56:09-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Ardanpon (apple)2The Ardanpon (Hardenpott) was identified in 1750. In the late 19th century it was well-established in Crimea and the most profitable (and tasty) of all winter pears. In Crimea it was known as the Ferdinand, and was often sent to the Moscow markets from the Kacha valley and from Alushta and Kuru Uzen. (St. Petersburg markets sold French pears.) This chromolithograph is based on a pear sent for the purposes of the Atlas in 1896 from Alushta. It weighed 422 grams.plain2022-07-05T04:57:14-04:00Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 2, no. 45Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-07-05T05:23:25-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Bere Bosc (pear)2Known as the Bere Aleksandr in Crimea, a top market pear for the table. Tasty, with high yields, and thus a "hot recommendation" for horticulturalists. Moscow markets get fruit from Bahcesaray, Simferopol, and Karasubazar, as well as the southern coast, but the best came from the Kacha.plain2022-07-05T05:23:46-04:0001/01/1835 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 2, no. 47Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-07-05T05:44:09-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Vil'yams (pear)2The editors speculate that improvements in the conserving industry might encourage increased production in Russia. In Crimea it is an August fruit and is called the "Mistress of Summer" on Moscow markets. A tasty, large fruit. Its only drawback is that it lasts only 20 days. Known as the Bartlett pear in America.plain2022-07-05T05:44:28-04:0001/01/1880 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 2, no. 48Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12022-07-01T10:19:19-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Bere Gri (pear)2Teh Bere Gri was identified in Normandy in 1625. It can be found all over Poland, the southwest, Crimea, and the Caucasus, but no one knows exactly when it arrived.plain2022-07-01T10:19:44-04:0001/01/1625 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 4, no. 91Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5