Russia engages the world, 1453-1825
By: edited by Cynthia Hyla Whittaker ; with Edward Kasinec and Robert H. Davis, Jr.
Contributors: Whittaker, Cynthia H., 1941-; Kasinec, E.; Davis, Robert H., 1961-
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Russia -- History
Description: "Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825, a new book created by a team of leading historians in collaboration with The New York Public Library, traces Russia's development from an insular, medieval, liturgical realm centered on Old Muscovy, into a modern, secular, world power embodied in cosmopolitan St. Petersburg. Featuring eight essays and 120 images from the Library's distinguished collections, it is both an engagingly written work and a striking visual object. Anyone interested in the dramatic history of Russia and its extraordinary artifacts will be captivated by this book."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 200) and index.