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22 - 20 is aiming for an offensive and defence alliance with England. Now it falls into the lap of his successors as a mature fruit of Pe ter's work. The alliance negotiations started under Anna Ioannowna find their conclusion only in 19742 under Empress Elisabeth, after which the English envoy bribed the influential L'Estocq with 1) a pension of 600 pounds annually. Russia is once again actively entering European politics as it was at the time of Peter the Great. Elisabeth continues her father's work: she is striving for further expansion of Russia to Wesia. In doing so, she stands in the way of the growing great power of Prussia. This results easily, supported by their Chancellor Bestushew, who is bribed by England, in a clash with England and its allies Maria Theresia against France and his allies Prussia. England, however, also strives to win Prussia into an alliance with Russia. It hopes that consideration for a friendly Prussian will contain Russia's expansion 2) on the Baltic Sea, In the Treaty of 22 December 1742, England and Russia commit themselves to mutual military and financial assistance against hostile attacks, but take on England's non-European possessions How little England is willing to work for Russia in accordance with this Treaty, shows the refusal to send a fleet to the Baltic to support Russia in the war with Sweden that broke out again, although the Treaty explicitly mentions aid in this war. ( England excuses itself that the Swedes would find the means, all the actions of the English flecte labmzule gen.5) 1747 follows this alliance a new English-Russian treaty. The European balance is to be maintained against France. 1) Aleksandrenko l, p.29, note l; Solov'ev, Istorija Rossii, MkahSi Aleandre 1, p.28-29; see Solov:ev 21, p.189; AlekSandrsko 1, p.25, note 2 Nvi6