Journals of Ceremonial affairs (department) as historical source of the ceremonial life of the Russian Imperial Court in 1744–1796’s
| 10 January 2023
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Ageeva O.G.
Journals of Ceremonial affairs (department) as historical source of the ceremonial life of the Russian Imperial Court in 1744–1796’s
Annotation
The article deals with the Journals of Ceremonial affairs (department) of the Collegium Foreign Affairs 1744-1796. Archival documents represent the diary records of events that bound in books and certaain documents in a year or two years relating to activity of ceremonial part of the Collegium Foreign Affairs, that at first was named “Ceremonial affairs”, and in 1779 was named “Ceremonial department”. The value of the Journals as a historical source is demonstrated by the history of Ceremonial affairs and the ceremonial diplomatic life of the Russian imperial Court.
Keywords
Source, archive, RGIA, Imperial Court of Russia, 18th century, Сeremonies, Ceremonial affairs (department) of the Collegium Foreign Affairs
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Ageeva Olga Genievna - leading researcher at the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Moscow; 8-495-695-10-51, 8-499-126-94-55, 8-915-036-66-01; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it