Peter the Great and the West

New Perspectives
2000
ISBN: 978-0-333-92009-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 613 g

Reihe: Studies in Russia and East Europe

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

LINDSEY HUGHES is Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic and Eastern Studies, University College London.