The Copybook: Readings in history and literature

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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’.

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Peter and Fevronia by Clay Lane

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

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Misreading Russia by Richard Cobden

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

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‘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.

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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.

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The Conversion of Vladimir the Great by Clay Lane

A succession of religious leaders came to Kiev, hoping to win the wild barbarian Prince to their cause.