K.V. Nesselrode: The art of being a diplomat. Tanshina N.

with the name of Count Karl Vasilyevich Nesselrode, who headed the Russian Foreign Ministry for forty years or more than sixty years in the public service, a whole era in the history of the foreign policy of the Russian Empire is connected. It was a time of unprecedented prestige of Russia in the international arena. Meanwhile, back in the 19th century, in the public consciousness, an almost caricature idea of ​​Nesselrode was formed as a “dwarf” and “rogue”, “unprecedented coward”, “a traitor-a German”, which sequentially betrayed Russian interests. It seems that such a very unilateral and biased look needs a serious revaluation. On the pages of this book - based on the vast epistolary heritage of Count Nesselrode - an attempt was made to free his image from many years of stereotypical layers. It is shown by a statesman who not only built a brilliant career (from the midshipman of the Russian fleet to the State Chancellor of the Russian Empire), but also contributing to the foreign policy successes of Russia.