THE SPIRIT OF RUSSIA
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Herberstein paid two visits to Moscow, and had numerous excellent documents at his disposal. A second Latin edition, amplified and improved by the author, was published in 1556. The German edition of 1557 was also Herberstein's own work. An Englishman named Fletcher, an employee of the Anglo-Muscovite Trading Company, in his work Of the Russe Commonwealth, described Moscow in the year 1591. Fletcher made much use of the works of Horsey, Travels, etc. Horsey was another servant of the same company, There are also several other descriptions of old date, by Olearius, etc.
