Russian Consular Missions and Legal Grounds for Their Operation in the Years 1809-1914: An Outline Cover Image

Rosyjskie przedstawicielstwa konsularne i podstawy prawne ich funkcjonowania w latach 1809-1914. Zarys problematyki
Russian Consular Missions and Legal Grounds for Their Operation in the Years 1809-1914: An Outline

Author(s): Janusz R. Budziński
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Russian Empire of the 19th and 20th centuries; diplomacy; consular missions; legal acts

Summary/Abstract: The article presents an outline of forming the legal grounds for the operation of Russian consular missions (Consular rules, Commercial rules, Consular fees) during the rule of the last five Romanovs. The number, kinds and locations of consular missions were also presented. In addition, the work points out to factors which decided about relocation, liquidation or opening of new missions (economic activity of Russian subjects, popularisation of foreign travel among the Russian society, formation of new countries). The article also refers to the organisational subordination of consular missions to the respective central organs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  • Issue Year: 68/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 127-142
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish