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Prav’, Britaniya!

By Herbert Bury

Herbert Bury’s duties took him back to St Petersburg after the Russian revolution of 1917, but all he could think of was how it used to be.

A Growing Reputation

By Herbert Bury

Herbert Bury distinguished two kinds of overseas investment, and only one was worthy of Englishmen.

‘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.

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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