Italian educator and writer Francesco Algarotti (1712-1764) is the author of the famous saying “St. Petersburg is a window to Europe.” His book is based on a diary of a trip to Russia as part of the official British delegation traveling to the wedding of Anna Leopoldovna.

CONTENTS: Travel to Russia (translation by Yu.N. Ilyin) (5). Francesco Algarotti to John Harvey ‹Letter 1›. June 10, 1739 Elsinger (5).‹Letter 2› June 17, 1739 Revel (18).‹Letter 3›. June 21, 1739 Kronstadt (33).‹Letter 4›. June 30, 1739 St. Petersburg (49).‹Letter 5›. July 6, 1739 St. Petersburg (65).‹Letter 6›. July 13, 1739 St. Petersburg (80).‹Letter 7›. August 13, 1739 Danzig (91).‹Letter 8›. August 30, 1739 Hamburg. (125).Francesco Algarotti - Scipione Maffei‹Letter 9›. August 27, 1750 Berlin (145).‹Letter 10›. February 4, 1751 Berlin (157).‹Letter 11›. February 19, 1751 Potsdam (165).‹Letter 12›. April 24, 1751 Potsdam (169). ADDITIONS Ode to Her Majesty Anna Ioannovna, Empress of All Rus' (translation by Yu.N. Ilyin) (179). Letters (182). Francesco Algarotti - A.D. Kantemiru (182). December 19, 1739 London (translation by Yu.N. Ilyin) (182). Francesco Algarotti - M.I. Vorontsov (186).‹1› January 14, 1764 Pisa (translation by Yu.N. Ilyin) (186).‹2› February 13, 1764 Pisa (translation by Yu.N. Ilyin) (191).Appendix. Essay on Russian history in medals (translation by N.M. Botvinnik, V.V. Zelchenko) (192).APPENDICES.P. Volodina. Russian impressions of Francesco Algarotti (201). Notes (compiled by Yu.N. Ilyin, A.Yu. Mirolyubova) (233). Index of names (compiled by A.Yu. Mirolyubova) (335). Index of geographical names (compiled by A .Yu. Mirolyubova) (373).List of illustrations (394).