Amusement and Entertainment in the Time of Giacomo Casanova’s Russian Journey (Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of His Birth, 1725–2025)

In the century of the Enlightenment, Russia, aimed at emerging from national and confessional isolation, was able to get in touch with other countries open to new ideas. This attempt to integrate into Eighteenth-century European culture and politics is reflected as well in various forms of entertainment and amusement spreading both in the noble estates and at the Imperial Court. Among the various…