Wilson Center Experts
Ivan Ivanovich Kurilla
Short-Term Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; United States
Affiliation:
Asociate Professor, Volgograd State University
Wilson Center Project(s):
Russian-American Relations from the 1830s to the 1860s
Term:
Jun 01, 2002
Jul 01, 2002
Project Summary
This project seeks to reconstruct diplomatic relations during the 1830s-1860s, a period of time characterized by antagonism despite their internal similarities. Liberal European public opinion held that America was an democratic citadel and Russia was the autocratic stronghold. This project determines how relations between the countries and peoples were constructed and their solutions to ethnic nationalism within a multi-ethnic society by a reconstruction of the internal debates.