Armenians and Russia,1626-1796 
A Documentary
Record
Annotated Translation, Introduction, and Commentary
George A. Bournoutian
Archival evidence of Russia’s relations with the Armenians begins during the reign
of Tsar Alexei (1613-1645), the founder of the Romanov dynasty. The study includes some
400 documents from the archives of Russia, Georgia, and Armenia focusing the Russian
political and economic interest into Transcaucasia and northern Iran. The period begins
with the important trading agreements by the Armenian Company of New Julfa with the
Russian State in the mid-seventeenth century. Documents detail the various commercial
aspects and the items imported and exported by the Armenians during the seventeenth and
early eighteenth centuries. Peter the Great’s invasion of the region during the siege
of Isfahan by the Afghans; the Ottoman invasion of eastern Armenia and Georgia; the
Russo-Ottoman treaty partitioning Transcaucasia; Empress Anna’s agreements with Nader
Shah and the withdrawal of Russian troops; revival of Russian interest in the region
during the reign of Catherine the Great; the Russo-Georgian treaty; the Russo-Ottoman wars
of the eighteenth century and its effect on the Armenians in the Caucasus and Russia; Aga
Mohammad Khan’s invasion of the region and the Russian response. Like its companion, Russia
and the Armenians of Transcaucasia, 1797-1889 (Mazda Publishers, 1998), this
volume is an important collection of primary sources on a crucial period of Russian,
Persian, Ottoman, Armenian, and Georgian history.
Specifications:
2001: xiv+511pp., maps, biographical notes, appendix, glossary, bibliography,
index.
ISBN:1-56859-132-2(cloth):$45.00
Armenian Studies Series, No. 2
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