DOKHTUROV, GERASIM [SSNE 3016]

Surname
DOKHTUROV
First name
GERASIM
Title/rank
AMBASSADOR
Nationality
RUSSIAN
Social status
GENTRY

Text source

Gerasim Dokhturov was a Russian ambassador to the Stuart Kingdoms from 1645-46. Dokhturov met members of the English Parliament rather than the Stuart Court which eventually proved a mistake in relations between the Stuart Kingdoms and Russia

G. P. Herd, 'General Patrick Gordon of Auchluchries - A Scot in Seventeenth Century Russian Service', Ph.D. thesis, Aberdeen, 1994;

Service record

RUSSIA, ENGLAND
Arrived 1645-11-27
Departed 1646-06-27
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY