Afanasii Ordin-Nashchokin was the offspring of a family of the provincial gentry. But it was his father’s wish to provide him with an education in German, Latin and even mathematics. This might have been the base for his career as a civil servant and #emdiplomat. In 1642 Ordin-Nashchokin was part of the delegation that negotiated the border between #Russia and #Sweden following the #peace of #Stolbovo in 1617. Thereafter, he seemed to be engaged with domestic politics. (4/6)

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