Matthew P. Romaniello is Assistant Professor of History at Weber State University, Utah, and previously was Professor of History at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is the editor of Sibirica: Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies, and is the author of The Elusive Empire: Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552–1671 (2012).

'Matthew P. Romaniello has uncovered a fascinating cast of characters through whom he reinterprets the history of Anglo-Russian relations in the eighteenth century, revealing both Britain and Russia in unexpected ways. This book is essential reading for British, imperial, and Atlantic historians interested in a fresh perspective on the entangled empires of the eighteenth-century world.' Alison Games, Georgetown University, Washington DC

• Introduction; 1. Opening opportunities; 2. Managing mercantilism; 3. Asian aspirations; 4. Navigating neutrality; 5. Continental challenges; Afterword.

Matthew P. Romaniello is Assistant Professor of History at Weber State University, Utah, and previously was Professor of History at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is the editor of Sibirica: Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies, and is the author of The Elusive Empire: Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552–1671 (2012).

'Matthew P. Romaniello has uncovered a fascinating cast of characters through whom he reinterprets the history of Anglo-Russian relations in the eighteenth century, revealing both Britain and Russia in unexpected ways. This book is essential reading for British, imperial, and Atlantic historians interested in a fresh perspective on the entangled empires of the eighteenth-century world.' Alison Games, Georgetown University, Washington DC

• Introduction; 1. Opening opportunities; 2. Managing mercantilism; 3. Asian aspirations; 4. Navigating neutrality; 5. Continental challenges; Afterword.

Matthew P. Romaniello is Assistant Professor of History at Weber State University, Utah, and previously was Professor of History at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is the editor of Sibirica: Interdisciplinary Journal of Siberian Studies, and is the author of The Elusive Empire: Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552–1671 (2012).

'Matthew P. Romaniello has uncovered a fascinating cast of characters through whom he reinterprets the history of Anglo-Russian relations in the eighteenth century, revealing both Britain and Russia in unexpected ways. This book is essential reading for British, imperial, and Atlantic historians interested in a fresh perspective on the entangled empires of the eighteenth-century world.' Alison Games, Georgetown University, Washington DC

• Introduction; 1. Opening opportunities; 2. Managing mercantilism; 3. Asian aspirations; 4. Navigating neutrality; 5. Continental challenges; Afterword.