A Russian Paints America: The Travels of Pavel P. Svin'in, 1811-1813
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art
| Author: | Pavel Svin'in, Marina Swoboda, William Whisenhunt | ISBN: | 9780773577251 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press | Publication: | October 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Pavel Svin'in, Marina Swoboda, William Whisenhunt |
| ISBN: | 9780773577251 |
| Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Publication: | October 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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.Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of official Russian-American relations, A Russian Paints America is a distinctive work of interdisciplinary and transnational scholarship that provides a compelling picture of the political and cultural environment in Russia and America in the early nineteenth century.
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.Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of official Russian-American relations, A Russian Paints America is a distinctive work of interdisciplinary and transnational scholarship that provides a compelling picture of the political and cultural environment in Russia and America in the early nineteenth century.
