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Alena D. Kuznetsova

National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Saint Petersburg, Russia

LATIN TRANSLATORS OF THE AMBASSADORIAL CHANCERY IN THE 17th CENTURY

This article examines Latin translators at the Posol’skii Prikaz (Ambassadorial Chancery) in the 17th century. It shows how the number of translators fluctuated: from no more than four (except during the Time of Troubles) in the first half of the century to eight or nine translators from 1667–1668 onward. It also demonstrates how the dynamic of changes in the numbers is related to the use of Latin in various diplomatic missions, as well as to the performance of other translation work. Information on the translators’ origin and the ways they started work in Chancery is summarized here. Finally, this article analyzes proficiency in other languages, demonstrating how language pairs changed over the course of the century and the relationship between Latin and languages considered rare at the Ambassadorial Chancery.

Keywords: Ambassadorial Chancery (Posol’skii Prikaz), translators, Latin, 17th century, languages of diplomacy

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