'By the Banks of the Neva'
Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-Century Russia

An investigation into the lives and careers of the British in eighteenth-century Russia, first published in 1996.

Anthony Cross (Author)

9780521039031, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 August 2007

492 pages, 44 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.78 kg

'… this is a work of prodigious scholarship and unquestioned accomplishment that gives us the first comprehensive study of the lives, careers, and interconnections of a group uniquely important in Russia's development.' Modern Europe

This 1996 book offers a fascinating investigation into the lives and careers of the British in eighteenth-century Russia and, more specifically, into the development of a vibrant British community in St Petersburg during the city's first century of existence as the new capital of an ever-expanding Russian empire. Based on an extremely wide range of primary sources from Britain and Russia, the book concentrates on the activities of the British within various fields such as commerce, the navy, the medical profession, science and technology, and the arts and ends with a broad survey of travellers and of travel literature, much of which is nowadays completely unknown. Also included are many attractive and unusual illustrations which help to demonstrate the variety and character of Russia's British community.

List of illustrations
Note on Russian dates
Preface
Introduction
1. The colony by the banks of the Neva
2. Factory matters and 'the honourable of the Earth'
3. 'In Anglorum templo': the English Church and its chaplains
4. 'Doctors are scarce and generally Scotch'
5. 'Sur le pied anglais': shipbuilders and officers in the Russian navy
6. 'Necessary foreigners': specialists and craftsmen in Russian service
7. Masters of the Arts
8. 'Out of curiosity': tourists and visitors
Epilogue
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], European history [HBJD]