Journeys of diplomatic missions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to Moscow at the end of the 15th

After the State of Moscow, which grew into the Russian Empire in later ages, became the centre of Slavic statehood, Lithuania acquired a fierce rival with whom more than once it had to fight both on the battlefield and with the help of diplomatic measures. In the 15th -16th centuries, tension between the states determined not only the problems of foreign policy but also diplomatic contacts.

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Meanwhile, due to mutual distrust and hostility the medieval procedure for exchanging diplomatic missions still prevailed in the diplomatic practice of the relations between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the State of Moscow – missions were sent to carry out a specific diplomatic mission. Upo

Journeys of diplomatic missions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to Moscow at the end of the 15th – the 16th centuries

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Journeys of diplomatic missions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to Moscow at the end of the 15th – the 16th centuries

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