The diary of the Scotsman Patrick Gordon (1635-1699), who became a Russian general and mentor of Peter the Great, is a unique source on the history of Europe and Russia of the second half of the 17th century. The first part of Gordon's notes (until 1659) is devoted primarily to the events of the Northern War (1655-1660), in which the main opponents were Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian power. Being an eyewitness and participant in hostilities on both sides, the author describes them in detail and impartially. This edition opens the first complete scientific publication of a remarkable historical monument. For historians and a wide range of readers.

CONTENTS: [Foreword by the author] (5 ).1635-1646 (6).1648-1651 (7).1653 (9).1654 (15).1655 (18).1656 (59).1657 (107).1658 (128).1659 (135) .1656 [Continued] (135).1657 (147).1658 (195).1659 (223).Appendices (229).D.G.Fedosov. Chronicle of a Russian Scot (229). M.R. Ryzhenkov. Archaeographic description of the source (246). Notes (250). Index of names (261). Index of place names (267). List of illustrations (273). Pedigree of the Gordons of Haddo and Ochluchris (274). Map of Poland and East Prussia (276).