A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada
Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York CityOn Monday, November 19th, please join us for “A World of Empires: The Russian Voyage of the Frigate Pallada”, a book talk with Edyta Bojanowska. When American Commodore Matthew Perry famously sailed to open trade relations with Japan in 1852, a Russian expedition secretly on the same mission followed on the heels of his squadron. Serving as secretary to the…