Table of Contents

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.

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

Reviews

'By the Banks of the Neva ... is soundly researched in numerous archives in Russia, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Many of its subjects were previously not just forgotten but even hidden from the eyes of less resourceful researchers than Anthony Cross.' Times Literary Supplement 'The book can be enjoyed as a series of colourful case studies which relate to various aspects of cultural, scientific and economic history, but it also adds to the wider debate about the nature of Russia's relationship to the west, striking a contemporary note in its engagement with questions of the transfer of technical 'know-how' and European integration.' History '... 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