Of the Russe Common Wealth
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"Of the Russe Common Wealth" is a late 16th-century account by Giles Fletcher the Elder that describes the government, society, and customs of Muscovy (Russia) during the reign of Ivan the Terrible.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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early modern ethnographic account ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | English diplomatic mission to Russia ⓘ |
| author | Giles Fletcher the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | read in early modern England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describes |
Muscovite legal punishments
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Muscovite nobility ⓘ Muscovite peasantry ⓘ Muscovite religious institutions ⓘ Muscovite trade and commerce ⓘ court of the tsar NERFINISHED ⓘ customs of Muscovy ⓘ government of Muscovy ⓘ society of Muscovy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic conditions in Muscovy
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legal system of Muscovy ⓘ political institutions of Muscovy ⓘ religious practices in Muscovy ⓘ social hierarchy in Muscovy ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnography
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political description ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
critical portrayal of Ivan the Terrible
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detailed description of Muscovite administration ⓘ early English source on Russia ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Protestant English viewpoint on Orthodox Russia ⓘ |
| hasReception |
example of early modern English Russophobia
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important primary source for historians of Russia ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Tudor England
NERFINISHED
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late Muscovite Russia ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDescribed | Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | reign of Ivan the Terrible ⓘ |
| influenced | English perceptions of Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Muscovy
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | English diplomatic observer ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| timeOfAuthorship | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceIn |
studies of Anglo-Russian relations
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studies of Muscovite political history ⓘ studies of early modern travel writing ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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