title: Russian-Dutch relations during the Great Embassyand during the first stage of the Northern War (1697–1709)
abstract: The article examines Russian-Dutch relations during the period of the Great Embassy and in the first phase of the Northern War. The Great Embassy, having played an important role in terms of developing trade relations with the Netherlands, establishing personal contacts etc., has not achieved great success in the diplomatic sphere in Holland. In the early years of the Northern War, the difference in the positions towards Russia of the official government in The Hague and the city of Amsterdam le
journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University