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Free Trade and Markets
Muir and Mirrielees
The Scottish department store near the Bolshoi Theatre inspired an affection that contrasted sharply with Westminster’s Russophobia.
Indian History
Press Agents
When Lord Salisbury asked the Russian Minister of the Interior how many agents the Tsar had in India, the reply came as a shock.
by William Thomas Stead 1849-1912
William Thomas Stead
Playing with Fire
William Stead warned his fellow-journalists to take care that their bellicose rhetoric did not end in a real war with Russia.
Russian History
Samuel Greig
Scotsman Samuel Greig so impressed his superiors at the Admiralty in London that he was sent as an adviser to the Russian Imperial Navy.
Lives of the Saints
Sign of Deliverance
While the besieged citizens of Novgorod huddled for protection in the city gaol, Archbishop John remained in his cathedral to pray.
August 26, 1395 os
Meeting of the ‘Vladimir’ Icon (1)
The Theotokos of Vladimir
It is one of the world’s most recognisable works of art, and a symbol of God’s blessing on all Christian Rus’.