"Grinëv has produced the most comprehensive account of the early colonization of Alaska. It will be very useful to those who are interested in the history of Alaska, Russia, and the American West."—Andrei Znamenski, Alaska History
"This work contains much information of interest to Western scholars on the Russian approach to colonization."—Joseph Dane Hartgrove, Journal of American History
"Russian Colonization of Alaska is a welcome addition to the growing body of recent literature in English on Alaska under Russian control, or 'Russian America.'"—Chia Yin Hsu, Pacific Historical Review
"Grinëv has written a stimulating, thorough, and quite readable account of the history of early Russian America. . . . This volume should appeal to anyone interested in Alaskan history and/or the history of discovery, exploration, and empire."—Dennis Reinhartz, Terrae Incognitae
"With the publication of Russian Colonization of Alaska, Andrei V. Grinëv . . . demonstrates once again why he is considered one of the world's foremost experts on the Russian period of Alaska's history."—Katherine L. Arndt, Russian Review
"With Russian Colonization of Alaska: Preconditions, Discovery, and Initial Development, 1741–1799, Andrei Grinëv widens his already impressive body of scholarship on the history of Russian America."—Ian Halter, H-Russia
“Located at the intersection of colonial Russian and precolonial North American (particularly Native North American) history, the subject matter of this book is very important. This is a major contribution to the field. There has not been anything published in Russian or English (or any other language) that could compare with it in scope and theoretical sophistication.”—Sergei Kan, professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Dartmouth College and author of Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity Through Two Centuries
