Abstract
Juel Just came from the famous Northern Jutland noble family Jul (Yuel). Among the famous representatives of the family, it is worth highlighting Jul Niels – the famous Danish admiral, head of the defense of the capital of Copenhagen, and Jul Ens – the governor of Norway in the 17th century. Juel Just initially pursued a military career. A graduate of the Kiel Military Academy, he served for a long time in the Dutch and Danish navy. In 1697, he received the rank of commander-captain and became close to the Danish king Frederik IV. At the beginning of the 18th century the Northern War continued. Denmark was an ally of Russia in the struggle against Sweden. In 1709, by order of King Frederik IV, Juel Just became the Danish ambassador to Moscow State. Most of the diplomatic representatives of that time were spies. Envoys recorded political life in the host country in their diaries, recorded important events, decisions of the royal power, and transferred the necessary material to their homeland. Along with this, diplomats left unique material about daily life, travel routes, main stops, trip duration, etc. This scientific article aims to investigate and reveal Just Juel’s stay in Eastern Europe in 1709–1711. The work is based on the Danish diplomat’s diaries, drawn up by his personal secretary – Rasmus Erebo, who also took an active part in the trip of the diplomatic mission. The notes left us with unique memories and a record of life in Muscovy, a personal negative attitude towards Muscovites, the Russian bureaucracy and constant drinking. From June 27 to July 14, 1711, Juel Just stayed in the city of Kyiv, about which he left memories and represented its situation at the beginning of the 18th century, the construction of the Pechersk fortress, a description of monastic life, coverage of the main events of the city at that time, which were witnessed by the Danish delegation.
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