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b 26 for which the minister cannot count the profit in front of the parliament (T fingers, therefore it also rejects the Russian plan of the "Nordic system", the alliance of the Nordic states designed by Panin, which had to be sc likeable to him the opinion against France. The objectives of this system are best explained by the instruction given to the Russian envoy in London, Count Chernyshev, of 24 July 1768: "By the Nordic system, we understand the closest possible combination of the northern powers in a point of common undisputable interest, in order to establish a firm balance between the European courts and a northerly calm vis-à-vis the houses of Bourbon and Habsburg, and to liberate these states entirely from the influence of the two houses, which has so often had unfortunate consequences." 2) Russia demanded of England Hiife against Sweden, Poland and Turkey. Since in the first case the aid turned equally against England's main enemy France, the friend of Sweden, England was willing to help with money.In the second case, against Poland, England became completely disinterested. And certainly not at all did the English want to know of Russia's support for Turkey, Russia for England does not want to risk its trade in levant by participating in the Turkish war, 4) Russia for its part has no reason to let itself be drawn into it by England in far-off disputes. It wants help against the Turks. The annoyance over the English methods of negotiation emerges in Panins, a strikingly characteristic of English politics from the year l764: "C'est ce qu'on dit negocier en vrai marchand!" 5) Count Semen Vorontsov noted as an envoy in London l1785 in the same sense: 1) Solov'ev, Istorija Rossii, vol.26, Moskva l8y6, p.ll0. 2) Aleksandrenko 1, p.38. 3) Gerhard, p.19, n. 39; Stählin 2, pp.500; Solov'ev, Istorija Rossii, vol.27, Moskva 1877, p.256-227; Aleksandrenko 1, p.36, 4) Noto ix, Rossija i Anglija, ps.-Peter-burg l907, p.92-93. 5) Solov 'ev 26, p.17; cf. also Aleksan- drenko 1, pp.42, nm.1.