English Translation

32 - 29 - lacked capital and ships. One should not underestimate this dependence, in which in the lack of own capital wide circles of the Russian economy and society fell from English capital, especially since from here also Russian politics could be influenced - apart from the abundantly flowing English bribes to leading statesmen. However, the English trade policy skillfully understands how to disguise the use of the Russians by England. England appears in the trade bilane primarily as a buyer of Russian raw materials, so that the balance is always very active and colonial products are left in the hands of other nations, especially the Dutch. The result was that, as a result of this "fine maxim", the Russians had to find their trade with the narrow countries very advantageous and the competitors could be further reduced. Thus the Russians managed to conceal the fact that in truth, according to the not unjustified word of Ségur, they were in a relationship with England.And yet the end of the time of the unlimited English supremacy is already announced in Russian trade, which should become clear with the advance of Russia to the Black Sea of all the world. The relationship in Petersburg is disdainful of the tenacity with which England has refused to respond to the Russian alliance proposals. 1) See the tables in chapter 3. 2) There is certainly more calculation on the English side than Gerhard S.6O thinks. 3) Gerhard, pp.80-8l. 4) Brückner, Katharina die Zweite, Berlin 1883, p.389.