British ambassadors to Russia during the era of palace coups
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Drawing on secret correspondence between British ambassadors and the head of the Foreign Office, the author examines the lives and activities of diplomats in Russia during the era of the so-called "palace coups."
What were the British ambassadors and envoys like? What instructions did they receive from the king when they traveled to distant Russia? What tasks did they perform, and how did they defend England's interests in the diplomatic duel with Russian ministers? How did British ambassadors manage to draw Russia into a war for foreign interests in the mid-1740s? And why did blackmail, bribery, and espionage become common tools of the so-called "soft power" of the British against members of the Russian elite? What impressions did diplomats draw from their host country, and what characterizations did they give of Empresses Anna Ioannovna, Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine II, and their inner circle? The reader will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.
What were the British ambassadors and envoys like? What instructions did they receive from the king when they traveled to distant Russia? What tasks did they perform, and how did they defend England's interests in the diplomatic duel with Russian ministers? How did British ambassadors manage to draw Russia into a war for foreign interests in the mid-1740s? And why did blackmail, bribery, and espionage become common tools of the so-called "soft power" of the British against members of the Russian elite? What impressions did diplomats draw from their host country, and what characterizations did they give of Empresses Anna Ioannovna, Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine II, and their inner circle? The reader will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.
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