Glushinskii, I.P.: The Suez Canal

Title

Suezskii kanal, Sankt-Peterburg 1870

The Suez Canal

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Summary

The essay is divided into three, untitled sections. In the foreword, Glushinskii acknowledges the importance of the newly established Suez Canal, and states that he has had the chance to partake in its opening. Hence, having familiarised himself with the construction works, he can describe the Canal’s most relevant features. He also explains the structure of the essay: in the first part he will focus on the topography of the region and the previously failed attempts at connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea; in the second part he will describe the construction works; in the third he will talk about the current state of the Canal. Finally, he adds a remark about the fact that he will not deal with the significance of this innovation for international trades, since many others, more expert than him in economy, have written about this.

Bio

Iosif Glushinskii was a Russian professor and engineer, employed by the Institute of Railway Engineers in Saint Petersburg. He held many relevant positions in the supervision of the Russian railway system, and authored several books and articles, the latter of which were published in the journal “Zhurnal putei soobshcheniia”.

Sources

“Glushinskii, Iosif Pavlovich”, in Entsiklopedicheskii slovar’ Brokgauza i Efrona, t. VIIIa, Sankt-Peterburg 1893, p. 912; dop. t. Ia, Sankt-Peterburg 1905, p. 585.

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