Посолският приказ и неговата дейност при администрирането на посещенията на представители на православния изток в Русия през XVII век
The ambassadorial prikaz and its role in managing the visits of the Orthodox East's representatives in Russia during the 17th century

Summary/Abstract: In its first part, this publication presents general information about the ambassadorial prikaz. It is а part of the so-called Prikaz System in Russia, whose nascency date back to the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, and has existed for more than 200 years. During its existence, the ambassadorial prikaz carried out various tasks, the main one being the conduct of the foreign affairs of the Russian state. It was closed with the liquidation of the Prikaz System in the early 18th century.The second and main part of the publication discusses the activities of the ambassadorial prikaz in the managing the visits from the Orthodox East to the Russian lands. For this purpose, a document is used, which is stored in the RSААА (Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts). The document is from the middle of the 17th century. It is written in Russian and in essence is a file that provides information about the visitation in Russia of a delegation from the Monastery "Transfiguration of Jesus" of the Greven Diocese. The delegation is led by Archimandrite Gavril (Gabriel). In its composition are also the butler of the monastery David, Hieromonk Joseph and a translator whose name in Russian is written as Mihailo Ostafiev. The contents of the file provide detailed information on the activities of the Russian authorities and, in particular, on the ambassadorial prikaz on the managing the visits from the Orthodox East in Russian lands.

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