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The Ambassador, the Grand Duke, his Wife and her Lover, a Talk by Sir Tony Brenton, OBE
This 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. At a time of political instability and personal danger, Catherine navigated the … Continue reading
Tagged 18th century, British diplomat, Catherine the Great, court politics, diplomacy, Hanbury Williams, history, international relations, intrigue, Russian history, secret correspondence, Seven Years’ War, Tony Brenton, Women in power, XVIII век, дипломатия, Екатерина Великая, история, История России, тайная переписка
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A Cultural History of the Russian Language – talk by Prof Simon Franklin marking the 25th anniversary of CamRuSS
This talk is about a book that is near to completion, on a subject which, rather surprisingly, seems not to exist. There are lots of histories of Russian culture (culture in Russian), but there is no general history of the … Continue reading
