Relations between Russia and Britain are now at their lowest point since the Cold War. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the Anglo-Russian relationship under enormous strain. Putin sees himself as the inheritor and protector of a Russian imperial tradition which stretches back to Peter the Great, the first Tsar to visit Britain in 1698
Stephan Roman’s talk explores the complex historical relationship between Imperial Russia and Britain during three hundred years of Romanov rule and demonstrates that the events of the past continue to echo today in powerful and disturbing ways.
Stephan Roman is the author of ‘Isle and Empires: Romanov Russia, Britain and the Isle of Wight’. He studied History at Oxford University and has worked in senior management positions in international relations.
Tickets £25 (to include a glass of wine) available from the Box Office of the Cadogan Hall, 3 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ in person, or by phone 0207-730-4500 NB. The meeting is at Chelsea Old Town Hall, not at the Cadogan Hall.
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