THE CHARTER CONCERNING COUNT BOTSIS AS AN EXAMPLE OF A PETITION IN THE REIGN OF PETER THE GREAT
Abstract
At the turn of the 17th century Russia and the Venetian Republic carried on active diplomatic correspondence. One of the charter types, sent abroad, was petition. The article is dedicated to the analysis of the charter concerning Count Botsis. The given charter is a striking example of a Tsar's petition. The charter has a specific character of a typical petition, its style is neutral, the most part of its vocabulary is traditional for a Tsar's epistle. However, there appear elements of a new communicative etiquette in the charter, which means the creation of a new style of petition.
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