| Titre | Les relations commerciales entre Bordeaux et la Russie au XVIIIe siècle | |
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| Auteur | Giliane Besset | |
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Revue |
Cahiers du monde russe Titre à cette date : Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |
| Numéro | volume 23, no 2, avril-juin 1982 Autour du XVIII e siècle | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 197-219 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Giliane Besset, Commercial relations between Bordeaux and Russia in the 18th century.
In the 18th century, Bordeaux was renowned throughout the world for its wines; but it was also a port in full expansion which, on the one hand, maintained its activity as a warehouse and functioned as a redistributor of goods throughout the whole of northern Europe, and, on the other hand, developed new links with countries that until then were not included in the usual commercial circuits, in particular, with Russia.
It is Peter I who took the initiative of establishing closer contacts between Bordeaux and Russia. This policy was inspired in the first place by the desire to compete with the Dutch fleet and, if possible, to supplant it in the domain of wine transport. But it was too early as yet and in spite of the presence of the Russian consul in Bordeaux, the experience ended in a total failure.
As a matter of fact, it is during the reign of Catherine II that really solid connections were to be developed between Russia and Bordeaux, marked in 1767 by the nomination of a Russian consul in that city, whose mission it was to encourage Russian navigation directed towards this port. Later on, the increased demand of Russia for colonial products and wines, the growing interest of Bordeaux tradesmen for commercial exchange with Russia and the constant arrival of Russian boats contributed to maintain relations between Russia and Bordeaux, in spite of the protectionist policy of the government and the predominance of the Hanseatic League and of Holland in the international commercial circuit. The lasting character of these relations is demonstrated by the fact that the Russian government maintained a consul in Bordeaux until 1914. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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