Russians and Sherlock Holmes

The connections between Sherlock Holmes an Russia—in the Sherlock Holmes stories themselves, as least—would seem to be limited. Yet it provides much information for a robust discussion.

From exported goods to crimes from two decades previous, we encounter a smattering of mentions of the Land of Rus. What do they tell us about Sherlock Holmes? And what was happening in the world at the time? It's just a Trifle.

 

Links / Notes

• Russia leather

• Little Russia

• The eBSJ

• A Russian Sherlock Holmes cartoon and another animated Russian Sherlock Holmes in translation

• The Wrong Passage

• Other episodes mentioned in this episode:

  • I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 50: Golden Passage

 

Sponsor

• The BSI Press

 

Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra

Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0