Russia from the American Embassy Ben AlexanderDavid R. Francis held the post of the United States ambassador to Russia from April 1916 to November 1918, and represented his country before four Russian governments: the Imperial, Provisional, Soviet, and Northern. He was an eyewitness of the greatest events in the history of Russia: World War I, the February Revolution, the downfall of the empire, the October Revolution, and the Civil War. During the two and half years of his residence in Russia,
This book brings together
this volume will make an excellent text for a class of any level on Middle English romance
It demonstrates the versatility of the discipline
After the war
The connections between medieval art and drama are explored in topics ranging from English mystery plays to the Assumption to the Cuzco Corpus Christi paintings
A much-needed modern interpretation of Joseph Schumpeter's views on innovation
have been hitherto lost to the dramatic repertory
The mosaic decoration of the Rotonda
and meta-cinematic narratives
Told through an examination of sources ranging from diplomatic letters and bilateral treaties to poems and philosophical treatises
Differences in taste and behaviour surrounding eating in restaurants and as guests of friends are put in the context of wider social and cultural trends
The end of the empire and the legacies of Britain’s imperial past have shaped how the British public interact with the outside world
