HIS MAJESTY BEAR. DEDICATED TO THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSE OF ROMANOVS Cover Image

ЕГО ВЕЛИЧЕСТВО МЕДВЕДЬ. 400-ЛЕТИЮ ДОМА РОМАНОВЫХ ПОСВЯЩАЕТСЯ
HIS MAJESTY BEAR. DEDICATED TO THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSE OF ROMANOVS

Author(s): A. Rossomahin, V. L. Uspensky, Denis Khrustalev
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Sociology of Culture, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Издатель Наталья Докучаева
Keywords: Russian bear; Russia in the Western eyes; personification of nations; satirical prints; political caricature; Catherine II; Paul I; Alexander I; Nicholas I; Napoleon Bonaparte; Great Britain; Turkey;

Summary/Abstract: The article dwells upon four British satirical prints (XVIII – XIX cc.) which portray rulers of Russia — Catherine II, Paul I, Alexander I, and Nicholas I — as «Russian bears». The authors point out that these pictures reflect the British version of satirical visualization of Russianness.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 17-28
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian