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The Theotokos of Vladimir

By Clay Lane

It is one of the world’s most recognisable works of art, and a symbol of God’s blessing on all Christian Rus’.

32

‘Not to Exploit, Sir, but to Help’

By Herbert Bury

Herbert Bury believed that it was the British way to profit with another country, not to profit from it.

33

Dear Elizabeth

By Herbert Bury

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna was a grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, but to one ordinary Russian she was simply ‘dear Elizabeth’.

34

Peter and Fevronia

By Clay Lane

Beneath a clutter of mediaeval legend lies a heartwarming tale of a Russian Prince and his peasant bride.

35

Misreading Russia

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden asked Parliament to make a better effort to understand the Russian mindset.

36

‘Never Trust Experts’

By Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Lord Salisbury seeks to calm the Viceroy of India’s nerves in the face of anti-Russian hysteria.