ARCHIVE OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (FAR RI), departmental archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It traces its history from the Moscow Archive of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs (MAKID; formed in 1724 on the basis of the General Regulations of 1720), which collected documents from departmental office work that had lost their practical significance. In 1779, Empress Catherine II ordered Academician G. F. Miller, manager of MAKID affairs, "to establish a collection of all Russian treatises, conventions and other similar acts." Since 1832, in connection with the reorganization of the structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documents of the department began to be stored in 3 archives: the 1st Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 1834 the St. Petersburg Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the 2nd Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 1834 the State Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in St. Petersburg) and the Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1920-1925, their funds were part of the State Archive of the RSFSR, during the dissolution of which part of the funds was transferred to the Ancient Storage (since 1941 TsGADA, now the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts), the other part became part of the Archive of the Revolution and Foreign Policy of Russia [in 1933 divided into 2 archives - the State Archive of Foreign Policy and the State Archive of the Revolution, which in 1941 were merged into the Central State Historical Archive (TSGIA) in Moscow]. In December 1945, due to practical necessity, the documents of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs (stored in the Central State Archives) and the funds of the foreign policy department of the Central State Institute of Arts were transferred to the Archives Department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1946, on the basis of pre-revolutionary funds, the Archive of Russian Foreign Policy was created (until 1992). Exists along with the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation.
Over 650 thousand archival files for 1720-1917 (1800 inventories) are stored in the WUA of the Republic of Ingushetia. Among them: treaty acts and instruments of ratification, rescripts, decrees and resolutions on issues of Russian foreign policy, reports of diplomatic representatives of the Russian Empire abroad and instructions to them; reports on international conferences; protocols of negotiations, correspondence of foreign ministries of various states; historical references; information about Russia's trade with most countries of the world.
The beginning of scientific work with the documents of the Foreign Ministry was laid in MAKID. In 1811, at the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs N.P. Rumyantsev, the Collegium for Printing State Letters and Treaties was created, which published the "Collection of State Letters and Treaties" (parts 1-5, 1813-94). In 1813, based on archive materials, N. N. Bantysh-Kamensky prepared a “Review of Russia's Foreign Relations (up to 1800)” in 4 parts (published only in 1894-1902). Among other publications prepared using the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Letters of Russian sovereigns and other persons of the royal family" (Issue 1-4, 1861-62); "Collections of the Russian Historical Society" (vols. 1-148, 1867-1916); "Collection of treatises and conventions concluded by Russia with foreign powers" (vols. 1-15, 1874-1909; under the direction of F.F. Martens), "Collection of secret treaties from the archives of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs" (issue 1-7, 1917 -eighteen); series “International Relations in the Age of Imperialism. Documents from the archives of the tsarist and provisional government 1878-1917” (vols. 1-10, 18-20, 1931-40); "Essays on the history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia" (vols. 1-3, 2002). Since 1960, collections of documents “Foreign policy of Russia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Documents of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs” (vols. 1-16), etc.
Lit .: Bogoyavlensky S. K. 200th anniversary of the former Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs // Archives. 1925. Issue. 2; Mazaev V. I., Chernetsov A. S. Archive of Russia's foreign policy // New and recent history. 1978. No. 6; Budnik I. V., Turilova S. L. Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire // New and Contemporary History. 1994. No. 4-5; Archive of foreign policy of the Russian Empire: Guide. Minneapolis, 1995.
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Archive of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation(abbr. AVPRI) is a repository of foreign policy documents of the Russian Empire.Address: Moscow, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, 15. Zip code 115093.
The archive in St. Petersburg (PKID) had documents with an active term and diplomatic correspondence, the term of which was three years.
In 1720, the KID created an instruction for the archivist "On the disassembly and description of the archives of the Collegium." The first was the translator A. D. Poychanov. He had to put things in order first at KID, then at MAQID, where all the documents were bound into books:
In addition, the instructions indicated the address of the PKID: on Vasilyevsky Island, in the house of the Twelve Collegia:
The geographical location of MACID has also been determined. In the first half of the 18th century, he was in the Orders building in the Kremlin, after which he moved to the Rostov Compound. Then - until the 1870s, to the chambers of E. Ukraintsev at the address: Khokhlovsky lane, house 7.
All expired documents were transported from KID to MAKID. The MACID staff consisted of six people, most of them translators, since the documents were available in different languages. The board also said:
From 1740 to 1760, the head of the MACID was M. G. Sobakin. He conducted an active analysis and inventory of documents, as a result of which the archive became the historical and cultural center of the city until 1825. Also MAKID was the first archive in Russia to start publishing documents. In the 1770s, N. I. Novikov worked here. In 1811, N.P. Rumyantsev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, contributed to the formation of the Commission for the Printing of State Letters and Treaties, where diplomatic papers of the state were printed. importance. During the 19th century, the commission issued 5 volumes containing state letters and treaties. After working at MAQID, I had the opportunity to go to other countries to get an education.
On April 10, 1832, according to the decree, the archive of the Russian Foreign Ministry was divided into three parts: two were in St. Petersburg, the other in Moscow. The Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MGAMID) contained documents from 1256 to 1801.
In 1870, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the premises of the Moscow Mining Board on Vozdvizhenka. Then the building was rebuilt and in 1875 the Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was located here.
On July 3, 1914, the law on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was adopted, where the functions of the archives were approved. According to which, documents from 1801 to 1832 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to be stored in the main archive in St. Petersburg, and documents from 1256 to 1801 were supposed to be in the Moscow main archive. Until 1917, inquiries were made here for the Russian Foreign Ministry. In 1916, 110 researchers worked at MGAMID.
In September 1917, the Provisional Government divided the documents from the archive in Petrograd into three routes: to the Moscow State Museum of Foreign Affairs, to the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in the city of Kirillov, the other remained in the city. In 1921, documents from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery were transferred to the archive in Moscow, and in 1922 from Petrograd. Thus, the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are collected in Moscow.
From 1920 to 1925, the archives were under the control of the State Archives of the RSFSR, then - the Ancient Storage. In 1933 the archive was divided into two separate archives.
Since 1941, the Central State Archive of Ancient Acts has been merged [ ] . The archive was evacuated to Samara.
Since 1992, the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts [ ] . Subsequently, it became known as the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire.
In 2015, the reconstruction took place. The reconstruction was completed in September 2016. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. took part in the opening ceremony of the new building. Lavrov.
At the moment, 400 funds are concentrated in the AVPRI (a guide to the funds was released in a limited edition in 1996) and collections with a total volume of about 600,000 items (files), which are diplomatic documents, mainly in originals, incl. reports addressed to the “highest name”, rescripts on foreign policy issues, instructions to diplomatic and consular representatives, their reports to the Foreign Ministry, reports on international conferences with the participation of Russia, musical correspondence, annual reports of the Foreign Ministry, etc. The Archive contains collections of documentary materials of prominent Russian diplomats, statesmen and public figures, military leaders, scientists, writers, as well as a collection of microfilms received as part of international exchange.
The study of archival materials began with the Decree of Empress Catherine II dated January 28, 1779, to Academician G.F.
In 1811, on the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N.P. Rumyantsev, the Collegium for Printing State Letters and Treaties was established. As early as 1813, N.N.
In 1861 - 1862. 4 issues of "Letters of Russian sovereigns and other persons of the royal family" were published.
From 1867 to 1916 was published in volume 148 of the "Collection of the Russian Historical Society".
From 1874 - 1896 - 15 volumes "Collection of treatises and conventions concluded by Russia with foreign powers" under the guidance of Professor F.F. Martens.
In December 1917, "Collections of Secret Treaties from the Archives of the Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs" were published. In the 1930s, a 20-volume series "International Relations in the Era of Imperialism, Documents and Materials from the Archives of the Tsarist and Provisional Government 1878-1917" was published.
From 1957 to the present, "Foreign policy of Russia in the 19th - early 20th century. Documents of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs" (16 volumes) and others have been published.
AVPRI has extensive international ties in the field of publishing activities - the publication of joint collections, in holding bilateral exhibitions about friendly relations with a particular country, in exchanging copies of historical documents with foreign archives.
From 1770 to 1850, the following people worked here: N. I. Novikov, P. B. Kozlovsky, D. P. Severin, the Kireevsky brothers, P. M. Stroev, K. F. Kalaidovich, M. P. Pogodin, D. V. Venevitinov, A. K. Tolstoy, Decembrist N. I. Turgenev, N. P. Ogarev, A. N. Afanasiev.
A. S. Pushkin in May 1836 worked in the archives of Moscow. From 1831 to 1837 in St. Petersburg, where he was looking for materials about Emelyan Pugachev.
Young men from many wealthy families worked here: Golitsyns, Dolgoruky, Volkonsky, Trubetskoy, Gagarins, Novosiltsevs, Tolstoy, Bulgakovs - they were called "archival youths". A. S. Pushkin used this expression in the novel "Eugene Onegin" in the seventh chapter:
At the moment, access to the archive can be obtained by Russian and foreign researchers. Russian researchers are required to provide an official letter of recommendation from the sending organization (educational institution, media, etc.) indicating the chronological framework and topic of work, it is also desirable to indicate the numbers of those funds with which the researcher will work. As for foreign researchers, they are also required to provide a letter of recommendation, but from a "well-known scientific, educational or public organization", while working in the archive, it is obligatory to indicate the address of temporary registration or residence in Moscow. The decision on the admission of each researcher is made within a month, but can be made in a shorter time.
PSZRI, coll. I-e, vol. 34, 1817, p. 70-71, no. 26674.
The Decree emphasizes that in order to enter Russia, foreign nationals must present passports issued by Russian missions abroad at border posts.
Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Department of Internal Relations No. 4259 with the text of the Customs Regulations on the Passage of Foreign Diplomatic Agents and Cabinet Couriers across the Russian Border (reported to all foreign missions in St. Petersburg and Russian missions and embassies abroad).
The Circular emphasized that the amended rules do not contain restrictive formalities and are aimed at eliminating misunderstandings that arise when these persons enter Russia.
AVPRI, f. Embassy in London, op. 520, d. 51, l. 71-72, copy, Russian. and fr. lang.
Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Department of Internal Relations No. 3140 on the procedure for applying the first paragraph of the "Rules on the issuance of passports to foreigners who come to Russia through the European border and live in the empire" in relation to British subjects.
In the Circular, Russian representatives abroad were instructed to renew in the national passports of British subjects the mark of attestation after a period of 1 year.
AVPRI, f. Embassy in London, op. 520, d. 126, l. 191-191rev., original, Russian. lang.
The attitude of the Russian consul in Singapore K.V. Kleimenov to the Russian Embassy in London to receive an order to visa English foreign passports only if they contain the signatures of the owners.
AVPRI, f. Embassy in London, op. 520, d. 866, l. 148, original, Russian. lang.
Circular of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Second Department No. 335 on passports for members of the diplomatic corps at the imperial court and foreign office couriers.
Under the new rules, members of the diplomatic corps and office couriers had to be provided with passports from their Ministries of Foreign Affairs or embassies and missions. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stopped issuing Russian diplomatic and courier passports to members of the diplomatic corps in St. Petersburg and foreign couriers.
AVPRI, f. Embassy in London, op. 520, d. 1231, l. 36-36rev., original, Russian. lang.
Address: Moscow, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, 15. Zip code 115093.
Story
The archive in St. Petersburg (PKID) had documents with an active term and diplomatic correspondence, the term of which was three years.
In 1720, the KID created an instruction for the archivist "On the disassembly and description of the archives of the Collegium." The first was the translator A. D. Poychanov. He had to put things in order first at KID, then at MAQID, where all the documents were bound into books:
In addition, the instructions indicated the address of the PKID: on Vasilyevsky Island, in the house of the Twelve Collegia:
The geographical location of MACID has also been determined. In the first half of the 18th century, he was in the Orders building in the Kremlin, after which he moved to the Rostov Compound. Then - until the 1870s, to the chambers of E. Ukraintsev at the address: Khokhlovsky lane, house 7.
All expired documents were transported from KID to MAKID. The MACID staff consisted of six people, most of them translators, since the documents were available in different languages. The board also said:
From 1740 to 1760, the head of the MACID was M. G. Sobakin. He conducted an active analysis and inventory of documents, as a result of which the archive became the historical and cultural center of the city until 1825. Also MAKID was the first archive in Russia to start publishing documents. In the 1770s, N. I. Novikov worked here. In 1811, N.P. Rumyantsev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, contributed to the formation of the Commission for the Printing of State Letters and Treaties, where diplomatic papers of the state were printed. importance. During the 19th century, the commission issued 5 volumes containing state letters and treaties. After working at MAQID, I had the opportunity to go to other countries to get an education.
On April 10, 1832, according to the decree, the archive of the Russian Foreign Ministry was divided into three parts: two were in St. Petersburg, the other in Moscow. The Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MGAMID) contained documents from 1256 to 1801.
In 1870, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the premises of the Moscow Mining Board on Vozdvizhenka. Then the building was rebuilt and in 1875 the Moscow Main Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was located here.
On July 3, 1914, the law on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was adopted, where the functions of the archives were approved. According to which, documents from 1801 to 1832 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began to be stored in the main archive in St. Petersburg, and documents from 1256 to 1801 were supposed to be in the Moscow main archive. Until 1917, inquiries were made here for the Russian Foreign Ministry. In 1916, 110 researchers worked at MGAMID.
In September 1917, the Provisional Government divided the documents from the archive in Petrograd into three routes: to the Moscow State Museum of Foreign Affairs, to the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in the city of Kirillov, the other remained in the city. In 1921, documents from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery were transferred to the archive in Moscow, and in 1922 from Petrograd. Thus, the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are collected in Moscow.
From 1920 to 1925, the archives were under the control of the State Archives of the RSFSR, then - the Ancient Storage. In 1933 the archive was divided into two separate archives.
Since 1941, the Central State Archive of Ancient Acts has been merged [ ] . The archive was evacuated to Samara.
Since 1992, the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts [ ] . Subsequently, it became known as the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire.
In 2015, the reconstruction took place. The reconstruction was completed in September 2016. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. took part in the opening ceremony of the new building. Lavrov.
At the moment, 400 funds are concentrated in the AVPRI (a guide to the funds was released in a limited edition in 1996) and collections with a total volume of about 600,000 items (files), which are diplomatic documents, mainly in originals, incl. reports addressed to the “highest name”, rescripts on foreign policy issues, instructions to diplomatic and consular representatives, their reports to the Foreign Ministry, reports on international conferences with the participation of Russia, musical correspondence, annual reports of the Foreign Ministry, etc. The Archive contains collections of documentary materials of prominent Russian diplomats, statesmen and public figures, military leaders, scientists, writers, as well as a collection of microfilms received as part of international exchange.
Publication activity
The study of archival materials began with the Decree of Empress Catherine II dated January 28, 1779, to Academician G.F.
In 1811, on the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N.P. Rumyantsev, the Collegium for Printing State Letters and Treaties was established. As early as 1813, N.N.
In 1861 - 1862. 4 issues of "Letters of Russian sovereigns and other persons of the royal family" were published.
From 1867 to 1916 was published in volume 148 of the "Collection of the Russian Historical Society".
From 1874 - 1896 - 15 volumes "Collection of treatises and conventions concluded by Russia with foreign powers" under the guidance of Professor F.F. Martens.
In December 1917, "Collections of Secret Treaties from the Archives of the Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs" were published. In the 1930s, a 20-volume series "International Relations in the Era of Imperialism, Documents and Materials from the Archives of the Tsarist and Provisional Government 1878-1917" was published.
From 1957 to the present, "Foreign policy of Russia in the 19th - early 20th century. Documents of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs" (16 volumes) and others have been published.
AVPRI has extensive international ties in the field of publishing activities - the publication of joint collections, in holding bilateral exhibitions about friendly relations with a particular country, in exchanging copies of historical documents with foreign archives.
Notable workers
From 1770 to 1850, the following people worked here: N. I. Novikov, P. B. Kozlovsky, D. P. Severin, the Kireevsky brothers, P. M. Stroev, K. F. Kalaidovich, M. P. Pogodin, D. V. Venevitinov, A. K. Tolstoy, Decembrist N. I. Turgenev, N. P. Ogarev, A. N. Afanasiev.
A. S. Pushkin in May 1836 worked in the archives of Moscow. From 1831 to 1837 in St. Petersburg, where he was looking for materials about Emelyan Pugachev.
A. I. Koshelev spoke about the archive:
Archive access
At the moment, access to the archive can be obtained by Russian and foreign researchers. Russian researchers are required to provide an official letter of recommendation from the sending organization (educational institution, media, etc.) indicating the chronological framework and topic of work, it is also desirable to indicate the numbers of those funds with which the researcher will work. As for foreign researchers, they are also required to provide a letter of recommendation, but from a "well-known scientific, educational or public organization", while working in the archive, it is obligatory to indicate the address of temporary registration or residence in Moscow. The decision on the admission of each researcher is made within a month, but can be made in a shorter time.
The new reading room is designed for approximately 15-20 workplaces
