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/lp/springer-journals/a-rosicrucian-utopia-in-eighteenth-century-russia-introduction-XtXygmJXoF
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright
- © Springer 2005
- ISBN
- 978-1-4020-3486-2
- Pages
- 1 –6
- DOI
- 10.1007/1-4020-3487-3_1
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
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Published: Jan 1, 2005