title: The Danish Kingdom and its Inhabitants through the Eyes of a mid-17th Century French Diplomat
abstract: The main source of the article is the diary of Charles Ogier, secretary of the French ambassador to Denmark, Count d'Avaux. Based on this source, the Frenchman's perception of Danish society in the 1630s is examined. The concept of perception in diplomacy and, in particular, the perception of the «foreign» is used as a methodological basis for the essay. As a result of the study, it becomes obvious that the Frenchman received a lot of new experience for himself. He perceived Denmark and the Dane
journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University