PETER I’S VISIT TO HOLLAND IN 1716-1717: THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS

Abstract

The article describes main aspects of Peter I’s stay in Holland in 1716-1717 years. Special attention is paid to the cultural aspect of the trip, due to which Russian culture continued integration into the European one. The comparative analysis of the historical component of the sources describing this trip enabled the author to draw the conclusion that the Russian-Dutch relations were very contradictory. The economic aspect of the trip was related to the problem of trade in the Baltic and merchants’ discontent with the Russian tsar’s policy pertaining to the Russian ports. The negotiations on finishing the Great Northern War, initiated by the Swedish party, started in Holland.