Samoylov, N. A. CHINESE VECTOR OF PETER THE GREAT’S FOREIGN POLICY. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2022;44(4):69–79. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2022.769


To the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great

CHINESE VECTOR OF PETER THE GREAT’S FOREIGN POLICY

Samoylov
N. A. 		Saint Petersburg State University
Keywords:
Peter I
Russian-Chinese relations
foreign policy
the Qing Empire
Kangxi
the Dzungar Khanate		 Summary: The article is the first comprehensive analysis of the role of Peter the Great in the formation of the Chinese vector of Russian foreign policy at the beginning of the 18th century. The contribution of Peter I to this process can be hardly overestimated. Through his activities, the first Russian emperor laid foundations for the creation of a unified Eurasian geopolitical and sociocultural space and formed the paradigm of the Eurasian policy of the Russian Empire. During this period, thanks to the efforts of Peter, Russian-Chinese trade came into a phase of active development. The establishment of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing marked the beginning of spiritual, scientific and cultural ties between the two countries. The policy of Peter the Great towards China on the whole was aimed at maintaining peace and good neighborliness between the two countries and tranquility on the Russian-Chinese border. The relevance of this topic at the present time is due to the steady pivot of Russia’s foreign policy to the East and the need for a deeper study of the history of Russian-Chinese relations.



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