The eighteenth century was the period of considerable expansion of borders of the Russian empire. It was East that influenced this process. The special role of Russia's advancement in adjacent regions in the 18th century was played by foreign trade. Trade and economic interests induced the...

From the formation of the ancient Russian state trade relations with the eastern Slavs neighboring countries and peoples were established. From the beginning of the tenth century the Russian princes began to conclude international agreements regulating the commercial relations with foreign...

The strengthening of the Durrani Empire promoted the development of both internal and foreign trade of the Afghans. From the beginning of the XIX century Russian tradesmen showed heightened interest in the Afghan market. However, many reasons, such as openly hostile position of England,...