Woodslane | Book - 9781793648587

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Google Preview: This study 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. This book 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.; Kees Boterbloem is professor of history at the University of South Florida.; Foreword: Jordan E. Kurland, 1928-2016, Stuart M. Kurland Introduction Chapter 1: The Prehistory of Dutch-Russian Relations; the English Pioneers Chapter 2: Flemish Trailblazers Chapter 3: New States on Europe's Fringe Chapter 4: De Vogelaer and Van Klenck Chapter 5: The Russian and Dutch Other Chapter 6: Diplomatic Ties Chapter 7: Isaac Massa Chapter 8: Business Opportunities Chapter 9: Guns and Grain Chapter 10: Medicine Chapter 11: Dutch Entrepreneurs Chapter 12: Pivot: Boreel's Embassy Chapter 13: Dutch Mercenaries in the Tsar's Service Chapter 14: The Western Sloboda Chapter 15: The New Commercial Statute of 1667 Chapter 16: Envoys Chapter 17: The Oryol Chapter 18: Becoming Russian? Chapter 19: Koenraad van Klenck's Embassy Chapter 20: The Interregnum, 1676-1689 Chapter 21: Peter the Great Chapter 22: Patrick Gordon and Francois Lefort Chapter 23: Russians in the Republic Chapter 24: A Final Blaze of Business: Lups and Brants Chapter 25: Cornelis Cruys and the Russian Exchange Students Chapter 26: An Era Closes: The Eighteenth Century; Download; Google Preview content

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