Russia and the Dutch Republic, 1566–1725: A Forgotten Friendship

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Russia and the Dutch Republic, 1566–1725: A Forgotten Friendship outlines how the Netherlands had an outsized impact on the early development of Russia into a Great Power in the course of the seventeenth century. Although this influence is usually associated with Peter the Great’s reign, the author argues that much of it predates Peter’s accession to the tsarist throne. Kees Boterbloem explores the origins and development of the narrow ties the United Provinces (Dutch Republic) and the Russian Empire maintained in the early modern age, weighing their political, military, economic, and cultural significance for world history. Cover Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology Maps 1 The Prehistory of Dutch-Russian Relations; the English Pioneers Relations; the English Pioneers 2 Flemish Trailblazers 3 New States on Europe’s Fringe 4 De Vogelaer and Van Klenck 5 The Russian and Dutch Other 6 Diplomatic Ties 7 Isaac Massa 8 Business Opportunities 9 Guns and Grain 10 Medicine 11 Dutch Entrepreneurs 12 Pivot: Boreel’s Embassy 13 Dutch Mercenaries in the Tsar’s Service 14 The Western Sloboda 15 The New Commercial Statute of 1667 16 Envoys 17 The Oryol 18 Becoming Russian? 19 Koenraad van Klenck’s Embassy 20 The Interregnum, 1676–1689 21 Peter the Great 22 Patrick Gordon and François Lefort 23 Russians in the Republic 24 A Final Blaze of Business: Lups and Brants 25 Cornelis Cruys and the Russian Exchange Students 26 An Era Closes: The Eighteenth Century Epilogue Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author