The Russian-Turkish War of 1686–1700: Campaigns and Diplomacy

The authors of the monograph (Guskov A.G., Kochegarov K.A., Shamin S.M. The Russian-Turkish War of 1686–1700. Moscow, 2022) focus not only on military events on the southern borders of Russia at the end of the 17th century, but also on the actions of Russian diplomats. The activities of the Ambassadorial Prikaz are consistently analyzed in the context of the political goals and objectives implemented by the sovereign at various stages of the war. They were solved by the most experienced diplomats of the Ambassadorial Prikaz, who began their service under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. It is shown that the vast experience, established connections and contacts of K.N. Nefimonov, P.B. Voznitsyn and E.I. Ukraintsev gave them a number of advantages, but they did not have the ability to quickly respond to a changing international stop.