English Trade and Adventure to Russia in the Early Modern Era - The Muscovy Company, 16031649

This book explores English trade to Russia in the first half of the seventeenth century. Meticulously reconstructing commercial activities, personnel, and day-to-day business strategies of the Muscovy Company, it reveals the workings of a growing branch of early modern overseas trade linking Russia to intersecting markets across the globe.

List of contents

Chapter One: Weathering the Storm: The Russia Trade in the First Two Decades of the Seventeenth Century

Chapter Two: Turning the Corner: The 'New' Muscovy Company Emerges

Chapter Three: The Russia Merchants and Their Trade Partners, 1620s-40s: From London to Moscow

Chapter Four: An Enterprise Recovered: The Russia Trade, 1620s-40s

Chapter Five: The English Quest for Justice in Russia

Chapter Six: Of Foes, Fraud, and Friends in the Russia Trade

Chapter Seven: The End of an Era in the Russia Trade

About the author

Maria Salomon Arel teaches in the Department of History at Marianopolis College.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Salomon Arel
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781498550253
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5025-3
• No. of pages: 362
• Series: Empires and Entanglements in the Early Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Eastern Europe, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, General & world history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, History of specific lands, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, C 1600 To C 1700, History of other lands, HISTORY / Russia / General