Astolphe Marquis De Custine

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine (1790-1857) was a French travel writer best know for the account of his trip to Russia in 1839, often compared to Democracy in America . Historians would come to call him the "de Tocqueville of Russia."

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine (1790-1857) was a French travel writer best know for the account of his trip to Russia in 1839, often compared to Democracy in America . Historians would come to call him the "de Tocqueville of Russia." See less