Abstract
Global History is one of the phenomena and a consequence of the process of globalization, stimulating intercultural dialog as the basis for improved mutual understanding between people. Numerous modern historians recognize that there is a need to abandon the construction ‘the West and the Rest’ that has dominated for a long time in the historiography. Global History should focus on the study of communication and interaction between governments and nations. Modern historiography refers the beginning of a process of globalization to the 15th century. In connection with this chronological milestone this essay considers the initial phase of the process establishing sustainable relationships between Western Europe and Russia. It began in the second half of the 15th century. In the 17th century all the contacts with Western Europe became a constant of Russian socio-cultural devices and one of the phenomena of Russian history. Despite the support provided to aliens by the Russian government, relationship of the foreigners with the Russian society was contradictory. However, by the end of the 17th century, in attitude of Russian society to everyone who had come from the West began to develop two parallel lines. A negative attitude to the innovation and commitment to old, spiritual and household traditions remained by the peasantry and part of the elite of society. The urban population and the other part of the noble elite of society showed tolerance and willingness to accept much of the new that had appeared in Russia thanks to its rapprochement with the West.
Highlights
Professional historians are well aware of Herodot’s recommendations “to preserve the memory of the past by placing on record the achievements of both own and Asiatic People.”2 Since that time, the World has expanded significantly and it includes Europe and Asia, and North and South America, Australia, Oceania, etc
In the early 17th century, there was a new form of convergence of Russia with European countries – creating the projects to invite foreign princes to the Russian throne
The process of establishing stable relations of Russia with the countries of Western Europe began in the second half of the 15th century
Summary
Professional historians are well aware of Herodot’s recommendations “to preserve the memory of the past by placing on record the achievements of both own and Asiatic People.”2 Since that time, the World has expanded significantly and it includes Europe and Asia, and North and South America, Australia, Oceania, etc. In order to solve this problem, there are many works of foreigners who visited Russia in the 15th–17th centuries and collected valuable information for historians on the arrangement of Moscow State and its relations with Western Europe.16
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