Russian-English relations under Elizabeth Petrovna in the unpublished monograph of I.I. Lyubimenko

The paper deals with the unpublished monograph of the outstanding Soviet historian Inna Ivanovna Lyubimenko. I.I. Lyubimenko goes beyond the limits of Russian-English relations in the pre-Petrine Russia, a historical period that is a traditional scope of her studies, and conducts the research entitled Russia and England in the First Half of the 18th Century. 1698-1756. The emphasis is placed on the views of the historian of the manuscript; special attention is paid to the author’s interpretation of the Diplomatic Revolution that preceded the Seven Years War. A comparative historical method reveals the contribution of I.I. Lyubimenko to the development of the history of Russian foreign policy. Her research fills a gap in Russian historiography of Russian-English relations in the mid-18th century. Revealing the content of Russian-British diplomatic ties, I.I. Lyubimenko chronologically describes the relationships between these countries not only from the London-Petersburg perspective but also from the standpoint of the interaction of their diplomats at the courts of other European powers in the context of the events of that time.