Vasily Likhachev Bogdanovich

his companion was a deacon and. Fomin. Ambassadors were to thank the Duke of Florence, "Duca" Ferdinand, a gentle reception of the Moscow ambassadors Chemodanova and Postnikov staying in Florence in 1656, Mr.. on the way to Venice, and to inform him, in gratitude, to extend the term of his subjects to repurchase roe fishing in Arkhangelsk. The task of the embassy was to obtain permission to Moscow trade people to buy duty free in Florence "uzorochnye goods" for Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and general law "povolnoy" trade, . for which the Moscow government, with incentives offered in Russia, a Florentine merchant,
. Description ambassadors - a curious historical monument. Ambassadors traveled from Archangel by sea, on British ships. In Florence, remained several weeks, returned by land, for fear of "Tournois thieving people, at Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, met a warm reception, especially among the Dutch merchants. Ambassadors faithfully described the orders and the people of those countries where visited, a description vividly describes the experience of the Moscow man caught in an alien environment for him. Reception of ambassadors from the Duke was reproduced local artist in a painting, photograph which placed in the book Likhachev: "Genealogical history of one landowner Libraries. Description preserved in two editions: official ( "Stateyny list" in the "Monuments of diplomatic relations", t. X) and private, brief, prepared Likhachev, probably for himself ( "Ancient. Russia Vivliofika, t. IV, 2 nd Edition).