Ilya Vinkovetsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 978452 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ilya Vinkovetsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ilya |
| FAMILY NAME | Vinkovetsky |
| SIGNATURE | VINKOVETSKY I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Russian‐American Company as a Corporation
This essay examines the corporate identity of the Russian‐American Company (RAC). It argues that the 1799 design of this chartered joint‐stock company was inspired by contemporary examples of West European‐based colonial companies. As Russia's first truly global company, the RAC engaged in a number of profit‐making ventures designed to reward its shareholders, the North American fur trade and the Chinese trade among them. At the same time, in ove…
Strategists and Ideologues: Russians and the Making of Bulgaria's Tarnovo Constitution, 1878-1879
Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic
Journal Article Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic. Get access Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2014. Pp. viii, 441. $55.00. Ilya Vinkovetsky Ilya Vinkovetsky Simon Fraser University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 120, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages 744–745, https://doi.org/…
Books: Review Forum on postwar British literature and postcolonial studies
Building a Colonial Diocese
This chapter examines the contradictions and tensions between the missionaries of the Russian Orthodox Church and the officials of the Russian-American Company and how these affected Russian policies toward Alaska Natives. The chapter argues that the Church and the RAC had different, but overlapping goals in shaping the Russian relationship with the Natives. The Church sought converts and the Company needed workers. This chapter highlights the co…
Russian America: An Overseas Colony of a Continental Empire, 1804-1867
This is a book about Russian colonial practice in Alaska, aka Russian America, from the time that it was visited by Russia's first round-the-world voyage to the time that it was sold to the United States. The setting of Russian America elicited unprecedented strategies and practices from the designers and implementers of the Russian Empire's colonial policies. As the one and only overseas colony of an empire situated on a huge contiguous landmass…
Imperial Rule
Renowned academics compare major features of imperial rule in the 19th century, reflecting a significant shift away from nationalism and toward empires in the studies of state building. The book responds to the current interest in multi-unit formations, such as the European Union and the expanded outreach of the United States. National historical narratives have systematically marginalized imperial dimensions, yet empires play an important role. …
Classical Eurasianism and Its Legacy
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Classical Eurasianism and Its Legacy
Imperial Rule
Renowned academics compare major features of imperial rule in the 19th century, reflecting a significant shift away from nationalism and toward empires in the studies of state building. The book responds to the current interest in multi-unit formations, such as the European Union and the expanded outreach of the United States. National historical narratives have systematically marginalized imperial dimensions, yet empires play an important role. …
Building a Colonial Diocese
This chapter examines the contradictions and tensions between the missionaries of the Russian Orthodox Church and the officials of the Russian-American Company and how these affected Russian policies toward Alaska Natives. The chapter argues that the Church and the RAC had different, but overlapping goals in shaping the Russian relationship with the Natives. The Church sought converts and the Company needed workers. This chapter highlights the co…
Russian America: An Overseas Colony of a Continental Empire, 1804-1867
This is a book about Russian colonial practice in Alaska, aka Russian America, from the time that it was visited by Russia's first round-the-world voyage to the time that it was sold to the United States. The setting of Russian America elicited unprecedented strategies and practices from the designers and implementers of the Russian Empire's colonial policies. As the one and only overseas colony of an empire situated on a huge contiguous landmass…
Books: Review Forum on postwar British literature and postcolonial studies
Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic
Journal Article Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic. Get access Paul R. Josephson. The Conquest of the Russian Arctic. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2014. Pp. viii, 441. $55.00. Ilya Vinkovetsky Ilya Vinkovetsky Simon Fraser University [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 120, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages 744–745, https://doi.org/…
Strategists and Ideologues: Russians and the Making of Bulgaria's Tarnovo Constitution, 1878-1879
The Russian‐American Company as a Corporation
This essay examines the corporate identity of the Russian‐American Company (RAC). It argues that the 1799 design of this chartered joint‐stock company was inspired by contemporary examples of West European‐based colonial companies. As Russia's first truly global company, the RAC engaged in a number of profit‐making ventures designed to reward its shareholders, the North American fur trade and the Chinese trade among them. At the same time, in ove…
History (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Empire (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works)