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Author Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839.

Title 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
Published Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (x, 220 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color)
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
Summary "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
Analysis Svin'in, Pavel Petrovich Travel United States
United States Description and travel
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index
Notes Translated from the Russian
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Subject Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 -- Travel -- United States
Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839 -- Travel -- Canada
Svinʹin, Pavel Petrovich, 1788-1839
Svinʹin, Pavel P.
Watercolor painting, Russian -- 19th century
TRAVEL -- United States -- General.
ART -- General.
Travel
Watercolor painting, Russian
United States -- Description and travel.
Canada -- Description and travel.
United States -- Pictorial works.
Canada -- Pictorial works
Canada
United States
USA
Genre/Form Electronic books
Pictorial works
Form Electronic book
Author Swoboda, Marina, 1947-
Whisenhunt, William Benton
ISBN 9780773575066
0773575065
1282865617
9781282865617
9786612865619
661286561X