Russian historical and cultural landscape of Port Arthur and Harbin

Abstract

The article reflects the results of the research conducted by the authors within the framework of the scientific project “Architectural image of the Motherland: Budapest, St. Petersburg, Harbin. European and national (local) aspects in Russian and Hungarian architecture – a comparative study of the turn of the 19th – early 20th centuries”. Based on archival data and materials from the authors’ field surveys, a systematic picture of the formation of the Russian cultural landscape of Port Arthur and Harbin is presented.

Keywords

• Port Arthur
• Harbin
• cultural landscape
• heritage
• image of the Motherland