- •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
2Nd middle of xvIth century. Russians in Britain.The collections of ambassador’s gifts
2nd middle of XVIth century was the time of Russian-British acquaintance, which had taken place during the development of the trade. The traveler’s works about Russia published in Britain; in British literature there is a lot of information about Moscovitas; British merchants and diplomats learnt Russian.
Nobody didn’t learn English in Moscow; all negotiations were conducted in Latin. But it didn’t mean that Russians didn’t are interested in Britain and British, opposite, Russia was well-informed about Britain.
The present day, in Orugeinaya Palata of Kremlin, there is the collection of British ambassador’s gifts, which consist of the samples of ceremonial gilded table-service in Renaissance style.
This collection is unique, because that kind of the table-service didn’t preserve in Britain.
The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. Boris Godounoff
During the government of Boris Godounoff (1598-1605) new stage in the history of relations between Britain and Russia had begun.
Godounoff wanted to create the University. He invited British scientists and sent 18 youths to study in Britain. This was the first Russian trip in Britain for the instruction. They were sent in England, Vinchester, Iton, Cambridge and Oxford.
These youths didn’t come back, because at that time the Trouble was in Russia.
After the trouble, in 1617, Michael Theodorovitch sent Ivan Almazenoff the translator’s son, to study in Britain. He studied in Cambridge, then in France and Italy, his name was John Elmson. Subsequent events of his life were unknowns.
The relations between Britain and Russia in the late xvIth century and in early xviIth century. British architects in the time of Michael Theodorovitch
However, cultural relations between Russia and Britain became perceptible in 1st middle of XVIIth century. In 1621 Christopher Gallaway, British watch-maker, arrived in Moscow. In 1624 he changed the clock of Spasskaya Tower. Gallaway corrected the clock after the fire in 1626 and 1628. This clock consisted of mobile dial and motionless hand.
Gallaway was excellent architect. He decorated Spasskaya Tower with ornaments in Gothic and Renaissance styles.
Another British architect, John Taler, built Catherine’s church in Kremlin.
British architect works influenced the development of Russian Culture.
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
Many British visited Russia after the Trouble. Russian-British relations acquired a new shade. John Merick, British ambassador, did everything to make Russian-Swedish peace. In 1618-1619 Richard James (1592-1638), final-year student of Oxford, visited Russia. After this visit he wrote the memoirs, which didn’t preserve.
John Tradescant, British botanist, visited Russia in 1618. The plant Tradescantia was named in his honor.
In Tradescant’s collection was the plant Rosa Moscovita, which he found on the island in the delta of Dvina.
Gradually British knew Russia. In 1618 drama “The loyal subject” was presented to British in London. The author of this play is John Fletcher.
The action passed in Moscow, the name of one of characters is Buris, and the plot is like the events of Trouble.
Britain in the early XVIIth century interested and felt for the events of Trouble. In 1614 Henry Breketson published his memoirs “The latest news about Russia”.