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Russia

Stories from our cousins in the East, from Rurik the Viking and the Baptism of Rus’ to trade with Ivan the Terrible, a visit from Peter the Great, and the last Emperor.

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‘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.

Posted July 18 2018

38

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’.

Posted July 14 2018

39

Peter and Fevronia

By Clay Lane

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

Posted July 9 2018

40

Misreading Russia

By Richard Cobden

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

Posted April 6 2018

41

‘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.

Posted February 28 2018

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Edward the Exile

By Clay Lane

Two young English princes were banished to the court of Yaroslav the Wise, and one returned to claim the crown.

Posted October 21 2017

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