Afanasy Nikitin

Russian explorer and author

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In Russian literature: Works reflecting Muscovite power
…Beyond Three Seas”) a merchant, Afanasy Nikitin, describes his travels to India and Persia during 1466–72. However, what is most striking about this period is what did not take place: Russia experienced no Renaissance and became quite isolated from the West. With nothing resembling Western secular literature, philosophy, or science,…
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