Peter the Great and the West : new perspectives
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Peter the Great and the West : new perspectives
(Studies in Russia and East Europe)
Palgrave, in association with School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, and National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
In this thought-provoking book internationally renowned experts mark the anniversary of Peter I's visit to England in 1698. They explore British-Russian relations - Peter in England, Russian apprentices, British ships and maritime technology in Peter's navy, forest surveys, British views of Russia, Scottish influences - and widen the focus to look at the Baltic question, the motives behind the founding of St Petersburg, and the 1695-6 Azov campaigns. From a glimpse of Russian court life through private letters, portraits of Peter and a description of Catherine I's household to over-views of Peter's reforms and their impact: this timely volume offers new insights into the relationship between Russia and Europe as well as Peter's personality, legacy and relevance for Russia today.
Table of Contents
- List of Tables, Maps and Illustrations List of Abbreviations Note on Transliteration and Proper Names List of Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: OPENING ADDRESS The Old Man from Cambridge, Mrs Cross, and Other Anglo-Petrine Matters of Due Weight and Substance
- A.Cross PART II: THE REFORMS IN CONTEXT The Petrine Reforms and their Impact
- A.Kamenskii Administrative Reforms in the Russian Empire: Western Models and Russian Implementation
- A.Medushevskii PART III: PETER AND BRITAIN Changing Perspectives: British Views of Russia from the Grand Embassy to the Peace of Nystad
- J.Hartley Diligent and Faithful Servant: Peter the Great's Apprentices in England
- J.Lane Peter the Great: the Scottish Dimension
- D.Fedosov PART IV: MARITIME HISTORY British Merchants and Russian Men-of-War: the Rise of the Russian Baltic Fleet
- R.Warner State, Navy and the Origin of the Petrine Forest Cadastral Survey
- A.Karimov Peter the Great and English Maritime Technology
- W.F. Ryan PART V: DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY HISTORY Peter the Great and the Conquest of Azov: 1695-96
- G.Herd Peter the Great and the Baltic
- D.Kirby Why St Petersburg?
- R.E.Jones Seven Years with Peter the Great: the Dutchman Jacob de Bie's Observations
- T.Eckman PART VI: THE COURT AND THE ARTS Catherine I, her Court and Courtiers
- J.Alexander Images of Greatness: Portraits of Peter I
- L.Hughes Index
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