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Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
1453 Through the Reign of Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584) The Time of Troubles to the First Romanovs (1598-1682) Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682-1762) The Age of Catherine the Great (1762-1801) The Reign of Emperor Alexander I (1801-1825)

                                     

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Peter the Great and His Legacy (1682–1762): A Summary of Russian History
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  China Receives a Russian Ambassador at the Great Wall
 
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Evert Ysbrants Ides (1657–1708/9), also known as Adam Brand
Three Years Travels from Moscow Over-land to China
London: W. Freeman et al., 1706
NYPL, Rare Books Division

In 1692, Evert Ysbrants Ides was asked by Tsar Peter to serve as ambassador to the Emperor of China. Before his return to Moscow in 1695, he passed through many countries and regions, including Perm, Siberia, and “Great Tartary” (West Asia). Here, the ambassador and his entourage are shown approaching the Great Wall.