The monograph is devoted to the consideration of the main directions of understanding the historical experience of Great Britain in the Russian Empire in the XIX - early XX centuries. Shows the place of immigrants from Belarusian provinces in the community of Russian English scholars. It reveals the thematic orientation and main ideas of the English-language works of foreign historians, jurists, economists, political scientists, sociologists translated into Russian. Analyzes the role of periodicals in familiarizing the Russian reader with the life of Foggy Albion.