A Russian paints America : the travels of Pavel P. Svinʹin, 1811-1813 / Pavel P. Svinʹin ; Marina Swoboda & William Benton Whisenhunt ; with an introduction by Christopher Ely.

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Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839

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TextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Publication details: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 220 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773575066
0773575065
1282865617
9781282865617
9786612865619
661286561X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Russian paints America.DDC classification:

917.30451 22

LOC classification:

E165 .R87 2008

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15.74
15.87
20.22
20.31
74.05
9,10

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Contents:

The beginnings of Russian-American diplomatic relations / William Benton Whisenhunt -- A biography of Pavel Petrovich Svinʹin, 1787-1839 / William Benton Whisenhunt -- Travel in North America and the genre of the picturesque journey / Marina Swoboda -- A picturesque voyage through North America / Pavel P. Svinʹin ; translated by Marina Swoboda -- Appendix. Observations of a Russian in America : a look at the free visual arts in the United States of America / Pavel P. Svinʹin ; translated by Marina Swoboda -- Additional watercolours of North America / by Pavel P. Svinʹin.

Review: "Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russia, Svin'in published a travel narrative of his experiences." "A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir. Thirty-one original watercolours complement his provocative views on topics such as slavery, religion, politics, and the fine arts. Introductory essays by Marina Swoboda and William Whisenhunt examine Russian-American relations, consider Svin'in's life and particular role in Russian history, and set his work in the context of the genre of picturesque travel - Svin'in clearly did not set out to produce a scholarly account of the United States but a work of literature, at a time when Russian literary language was in its earliest stages of development." "A Russian Paints America provides a compelling picture of the political and cultural environment in Russia and America in the early nineteenth century."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.

Translated from the Russian.

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"Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russia, Svin'in published a travel narrative of his experiences." "A Russian Paints America presents the first complete English translation of Svin'in's fascinating memoir. Thirty-one original watercolours complement his provocative views on topics such as slavery, religion, politics, and the fine arts. Introductory essays by Marina Swoboda and William Whisenhunt examine Russian-American relations, consider Svin'in's life and particular role in Russian history, and set his work in the context of the genre of picturesque travel - Svin'in clearly did not set out to produce a scholarly account of the United States but a work of literature, at a time when Russian literary language was in its earliest stages of development." "A Russian Paints America provides a compelling picture of the political and cultural environment in Russia and America in the early nineteenth century."--Jacket

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