Mexico Through Russian Eyes, 1806-1940

by William Harrison Richardson

In this unique book, William Richardson analyzes the descriptions given of Mexico by an assortment of Russian visitors, from the employees of the Russian-American Company who made their first contacts in the early nineteenth century to the artists, diplomats, and exiles of the twentieth century. He explores the biases they brought with them and the interpretations they relayed back to readers at home. Richardson finds that Russians had a particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822985713
• ISBN13: 9780822985716
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"