'By the Banks of the Neva': Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-Century Russia

ISBN-13: 9780521552936 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 492 str.

Professor Anthony Cross

Opis

This attractively-illustrated book offers a unique and fascinating investigation into the lives and careers of the British in eighteenth-century Russia and, more specifically, into the development of a vibrant British community in St. Petersburg during the city's first century of existence. Based on an extremely wide use of primary sources from Britain and Russia, the book concentrates on the British within various fields such as commerce, the navy, the medical profession, science and technology, and the arts, and as curious travelers.

Recenzje

'… this is a work of prodigious scholarship and unquestioned accomplishment that gives us the first comprehensive study of the lives, careers, and interconnections of a group uniquely important in Russia's development.' Modern Europe

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Note on Russian dates; Preface; Introduction; 1. The colony by the banks of the Neva; 2. Factory matters and 'the honourable of the Earth'; 3. 'In Anglorum templo': the English Church and its chaplains; 4. 'Doctors are scarce and generally Scotch'; 5. 'Sur le pied anglais': shipbuilders and officers in the Russian navy; 6. 'Necessary foreigners': specialists and craftsmen in Russian service; 7. Masters of the Arts; 8. 'Out of curiosity': tourists and visitors; Epilogue; Notes; Index.