Mezi Vídní, Varšavou a Moskvou.
Between Vienna, Warszawa and Moscow.

The Diplomatic Mission of Johann Christoph of Fragstein to Moscow 1657-1658.

Author(s): Rostislav Smíšek, Monika Konrádová (Hrušková)
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Political history, 16th Century, 17th Century
Published by: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Keywords: diplomacy; Habsburg monarchy; Russia; Bogdan Khmelnitsky; Leopold I; Poland; historical anthropology
Summary/Abstract: The edition presents letters and other documents relating to the diplomatic mission of Johann Christoph of Fragstein and Christoph Beuer von Binnen to Moscow between 1657 and 1658. Fragstein was a long-term resident in the Rzeczpospolita. His mission to Moscow sought to mediate in the international conflict between the Rzeczpospolita, Sweden, and Russia over the Cossack rebellion of Bogdan Khmelnitsky. The mission was concerned mainly with the hierarchical positions of the Emperor and the Tsar. The editors focuse mainly on anthropological observations of the travellers in Russia. This issue is discussed in the introductory essay. The edition includes the Imperial instruction and letters for aristocrats and Emperor Leopold I. The diplomatic reports and letters are written in German, but the introductory essay and comments are written in Czech. The e-book does not include pictures.

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