Abstract
The Marquis Astolphe de Custine was a product of the French Revolution and, as a result, disliked much of what was occurring politically in France. He went to Russia in search of the ideals found within the ancient regime, but returned a more staunch believer in democracy. His work influenced a great many Russian intellectuals and spurred many of them to critique their own government at a time when doing so could mean death.
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