Московия в представлении иностранцев XVI-XVII в.

The volume opens a vivid window onto how 16th‑ and 17th‑century travelers imagined Moscow and its surrounding lands. It explores the hazy borders of “Muscovy” as described by geographers, artists, and adventurers, revealing a mix of myth and observation that painted the region as both distant frontier and bustling court. Through their eyes, readers encounter a place where snow‑covered steppes meet ornate ceremonies, and where foreign sketches blend Persian domes with Russian monasteries.

Drawing on rare engravings by figures such as Adam Olearia, Johann Herberstein and other European envoys, the book pairs each image with clear, scholarly commentary. These visual records capture everything from solemn funeral rites and public executions to lavish diplomatic audiences and everyday market life. Listening to this collection offers a textured sense of early‑modern Russian culture, showing how curiosity and exoticism shaped the West’s first impressions of the enigmatic Muscovite world.