Artists, Writers, and Diplomats' Wives: Impressions of Women Travelers in Imperial Russia - Hardcover

by Evelyn M. Cherpak (Editor)

Men made their way to Russia as explorers, diplomats, and tourists long before women traveled and lived in this frozen land. Sixteen courageous and intrepid European and North American women featured here lived and traveled in Russia from the end of the eighteenth century to the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, these are their letters.

Author Biography

Evelyn M. Cherpak holds a PhD in Latin American history. She has taught courses in Latin American history and the role of women in Latin America at Salve Regina University, the University of Rhode Island, and the Naval War College, where she served as archivist and curator of special collections. Author of over fifty historical and bibliographical articles, this is her fifth book.