By the banks of the Neva : chapters from the lives and careers of the British in eighteenth-century Russia /

This 1996 book offers a 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 as the new capital of an ever-expand...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cross, Anthony Glenn
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Subjects:
1689-1801
British > Russia.
Britanniques > Russie.
HISTORY.
British.
Russia > History > 1689-1801.
Russie > Histoire > 1689-1801.
Russia.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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