"This thoughtful and well-researched manuscript is an important contribution to several fields: 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and philosophy, Classics and literary history. Many 20th-century Russian writers employ comparisons between 20th-century Russia and the Roman Empire, but this study is the first in-depth look at the basis for this all pervasive theme.Since the end of the Soviet Union the Symbolist period has become one of primary interest for Russians as they attempt to investigate elements of their pre-Soviet identity. The writers whose works are included here represent some of the most sophisticated and erudite in the whole of Russian literature, but many of them were, until recently [...] little studied or looked at through a distorting political prism."Carol Ueland, Professor of Russian Literature, Drew University

”This thoughtful and well-researched manuscript is an important contribution to several fields: 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and philosophy, Classics and literary history. Many 20th-century Russian writers employ comparisons between 20th-century Russia and the Roman Empire, but this study is the first in-depth look at the basis for this all pervasive theme … Since the end of the Soviet Union the Symbolist period has become one of primary interest for Russians as they attempt to investigate elements of their pre-Soviet identity. The writers whose works are included here represent some of the most sophisticated and erudite in the whole of Russian literature, but many of them were, until recently […] little studied or looked at through a distorting political prism.” – Carol Ueland, Professor of Russian Literature, Drew University

• Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Off to Rome…I. Departing from Stylization Apollon Maikov II. The Forum of Forgotten Thoughts Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov III. And a Fourth Shall Never Be… Vladimir Solovyov IV. The Contradictions of the Northern Pilgrim Dmitry Merezhkovsky V. Julius Caesar, Antony and Sulla Valery Bryusov VI. The God-Loving Roman Vyacheslav Ivanov VII. From Prophecy to Transubstantiation Maksimilian Voloshin VIII. The Quest for Pax Romana as a Quest for Peace of Mind Vasily Komarovsky IX. The Distant Eternal City Mikhail Kuzmin X. Conclusion: «Как сделан Рим»? (How Is Rome Made?) Bibliography Index

"This thoughtful and well-researched manuscript is an important contribution to several fields: 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and philosophy, Classics and literary history. Many 20th-century Russian writers employ comparisons between 20th-century Russia and the Roman Empire, but this study is the first in-depth look at the basis for this all pervasive theme.Since the end of the Soviet Union the Symbolist period has become one of primary interest for Russians as they attempt to investigate elements of their pre-Soviet identity. The writers whose works are included here represent some of the most sophisticated and erudite in the whole of Russian literature, but many of them were, until recently [...] little studied or looked at through a distorting political prism."Carol Ueland, Professor of Russian Literature, Drew University

”This thoughtful and well-researched manuscript is an important contribution to several fields: 19th- and 20th-century Russian literature and philosophy, Classics and literary history. Many 20th-century Russian writers employ comparisons between 20th-century Russia and the Roman Empire, but this study is the first in-depth look at the basis for this all pervasive theme … Since the end of the Soviet Union the Symbolist period has become one of primary interest for Russians as they attempt to investigate elements of their pre-Soviet identity. The writers whose works are included here represent some of the most sophisticated and erudite in the whole of Russian literature, but many of them were, until recently […] little studied or looked at through a distorting political prism.” – Carol Ueland, Professor of Russian Literature, Drew University

• Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction: Off to Rome…I. Departing from Stylization Apollon Maikov II. The Forum of Forgotten Thoughts Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov III. And a Fourth Shall Never Be… Vladimir Solovyov IV. The Contradictions of the Northern Pilgrim Dmitry Merezhkovsky V. Julius Caesar, Antony and Sulla Valery Bryusov VI. The God-Loving Roman Vyacheslav Ivanov VII. From Prophecy to Transubstantiation Maksimilian Voloshin VIII. The Quest for Pax Romana as a Quest for Peace of Mind Vasily Komarovsky IX. The Distant Eternal City Mikhail Kuzmin X. Conclusion: «Как сделан Рим»? (How Is Rome Made?) Bibliography Index