- •Research work Cultural relations between Great Britain and Russia
- •Introduction The first page of history of Russian-British relations.1st middle of XVI century.The discovery of north trade route
- •Main part
- •2Nd middle of XVI century. British’s knowledge about Russia. “Moscovitas” in British literature
- •2Nd middle of xvIth century. The attempts of the forming of an alliance. British ambassadors and their works about Russia
- •2Nd middle of xvIth century. Russians in Britain.The collections of ambassador’s gifts
- •The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. Boris Godounoff
- •The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. British architects in the time of Michael Theodorovitch
- •The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. The British embassies and British’s knowledges about Russia
- •The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. Russians knowledges about Britain
- •The relations between Britain and Russia in 2nd middle of xvIth century. Rupture and rehabilitation of diplomatic relations
- •The cultural relations between Britain and Russia at the outset of xviiIth century. Peter the Great
- •Russian-British cultural relations in the middle of xviiIth century
- •Russian-British cultural relations in the 2nd middle of xviiIth century. The government of Catherine II. Classicism
- •Russian-British cultural relations in the 2nd middle of xviiIth century. The government of Catherine II. Sentimentalism
- •Russian-British cultural relations in the early xiXth century. 1812. Romanticism
- •Russian-British cultural relations in xiXth and in the early xXth centuries
- •The modern facts
- •List of Literature
- •Table of contents
The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. Russians knowledges about Britain
Russians had plenty of knowledges about Britain. In XVIIth century European works on geography, which contained some information about British culture, was translated into Russian language.
For example, Gerard Mercator’s “Athlas”, which was translated in 1637, Bleou “Theatrum orbis terrarum”; it was translated in the middle of XVIIth century. Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburg and Tames was depicted in these works.
In XVIIth century Russians studied English language, for to understand the British merchants speech.
Russians became witness of Historical events in Britain and wrote the works.
The relations between Britain and Russia in 2nd middle of xvIth century. Rupture and rehabilitation of diplomatic relations
The execution of Carles I in Britain was the cause of rupture Russian-British diplomatic relations. 1st of June 1649 Alexey Michailovitch exiled British merchants.
So in 1649 Russian-British diplomatic relations were broken. Britain no longer wasn’t interested in Russia. All Russian theatres in Britain were closed.
However, after the rehabilitation of Russian-British relations Britain wasn’t interested much in Russia. But in 1696 in Oxford Vilgelm Ludolf wrote “Grammatica Russica”, which tell about Russian culture too, for example, about Russian writer Simeon Polotsky.
In 1650 John Milton wrote “A brief history of Moscovitas”, which was published in 1687 in London. The author told about the rivers Ob and Petchora, the Black Sea and Russian tzars.
In 1679 Samuel Collins (1619-1670) published his work “The present State of Russia”.
In the late XVIIth century Russia and Britain acquainted with their cultures.
The cultural relations between Britain and Russia at the outset of xviiIth century. Peter the Great
Since Peter’s government the active study of European culture began.
On the 10th of January Peter I and P.V. Postnicoff set off in England, where they visited the factories Oxford University, Grinvitch Observatory, and got to knew I. Newton.
After the visit in Britain Peter I invited in Russia British military men, engineers, medical men, builders, architects.
A. Farwuarson, Stephan Gwyun and Richard Grace were invited to create the mathematical school in Russia. Mathematician Farwuarson made the first in Russia table of logarithms and sines. He taught the astronomy too.
In 1704 Robert Areskin, British medical man, was invited in Russia as the doctor in Menshikoff family. Areskin kept up a correspondence with Leybnits.
At Peter’s request, Leybnits helped him to create Academy of Science.
In 1725 Academy of Science was opened, and British specialists were invited.
However, Peter sent Russian youths to study in Oxford.
Peter the Great became very popular in Britain. British writers dedicated their works to Peter. For example, Samuel Buckey - “The Muscovite”, J. Swift - “Kalendius and Vanessa”, Daniel Defoe published “History of Peter’s life” and the other name, Haaron Hill (1685-1750) - “North Star”.