By the Banks of the Thames: Russians in Eighteenth Century Britain

By Anthony Cross

Russians who travelled to Britain in the eighteenth Century to 'learn from the British: Naval construction, academics (at Edinburgh and Oxford, and general knowledge about how a Western society operated. Their contributions were essential in helping Russia emerge from its backward and feudal past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892500859
• ISBN13: 9780892500857
• Release Date: June 1980
• Publisher: Oriental Research Partners
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.