Russian Art and the WestThis book addresses the lively artistic dialogue that took place between Russia and the Westin particular with the United States, Britain, and Francefrom the 1860s to the Khrushchev Thaw. Offering stimulating new readings of cross cultural exchange, it illuminates Russia's compelling, and sometimes combative, relation with western art in this period of profound cultural transformation. Russian Art and the West breaks new ground in the range of its