Arkhangelʹsk nakanune i v gody Severnoĭ Voĭny 1700-1721

by Bespi͡atykh, I͡U. N.

"This monograph is the first attempt to study consistently the events that took place in the White Sea region during the reign of Peter the Great and to determine their importance for the destiny of our country. Arkhangelsk was the only port in Russia through which the goods of vital importance (first of all for military purposes) were imported from Western Europe and Russia's own products were exported throughout the first and the most strenuous half of the Great Northern War 1700-1721. At the beginning of the 18th century domestic industry provided for the vital needs of the armed forces...