In 1844 - 45 Glinka travelled through France and Spain. 'I was the first Russian composer to acquaint the Parisian public, with his works written in Russia and for Russia , ' Glinka wrote to his mother on 12 April 1845. Photo shows, Mikhail Glinka in Paris, from a Lithograph from a portrait painted by L Couder, Paris, 1845. Supplied By: SCRSS - Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies