Mori Arinori’s Journey to Saint Petersburg in 1866: Images of Western Backwardness and Threats of Modernization
A Wolf in Sheep̕s Clothing
Laurence Oliphant: A Friend, Mentor, and Russophobe
Russia: Illusion and “Reality”
Russians as Inept Businessmen
A State Bearing Danger
About Russian Mentality
“And do not step on the teacher’s shadow....”
Unexpected Outcomes from the Trip to Russia
About Russian language
From the Problem of Abandoned Children to the Structure of Japanese Education
Concluding Remarks
Laurence Oliphant: A Friend, Mentor, and Russophobe
Russia: Illusion and “Reality”
Russians as Inept Businessmen
A State Bearing Danger
About Russian Mentality
“And do not step on the teacher’s shadow....”
Unexpected Outcomes from the Trip to Russia
About Russian language
From the Problem of Abandoned Children to the Structure of Japanese Education
Concluding Remarks