Member of the Family or Barbarian at the Gate? Russia and the West by Sir Tony Brenton
ZoomRussian bear Throughout its history Russia has oscillated on the edge of Europe, from being an insider (as under Peter and Catherine) to being a clear outsider (as under Communism). At the end of the Cold War Gorbachev set Russia … Continue reading
Londongrad: Is it still “From Russia With Cash”? by Mark Hollingsworth
Mark Hollingsworth & Stewart Lansley, Londongrad: From Russia with Cash. The Inside Story of the Oligarchs (Fourth Estate, 2009) Марк Холлингсуорт и Стюарт Лэнсли, Лондонград – Из России с наличными – История олигархов из первых рук (Харвест, АСТ, Астрель, 2010) … Continue reading
Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey: “On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-China Border”
Trinity Hall Main Lecture Theatre Trinity Lane, CambridgePresentation of the book "On the Edge: Life Along the Russia-China Border"
The Ambassador, the Grand Duke, his Wife and her Lover, a Talk by Sir Tony Brenton, OBE
Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TJ, UK, Cambridge Trinity Hall Cambridge, Trinity Ln, CambridgeThis talk explores a little-known episode in 18th-century diplomacy: the secret correspondence between the future Catherine the Great and the British ambassador to Russia, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, by John Giles Eccard, 1746 At a time … Continue reading
