Did Quincy Adams Go To Russia?
Adams first visited Russia in 1781 as French-language interpreter for U.S. envoy Francis Dana. He served in St. Petersburg during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, strolled along the banks of the Neva with Czar Alexander I, and visited the Observatory in Pulkovo Heights. How long was John Quincy Adams in Russia? In 1809, President James Maddison …
