Yemelyan Ukraintsev

Yemelyan Ignatievich Ukraintsev (; September 12 or 23, 1641–1708) was a Russian

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. Ukraintsev started his career in

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in 1660 as a ''

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'' (; ''hypodiakonos'' from

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means "assistant servant") in the '' Posolsky Prikaz'' (Diplomacy Department). He served under the supervision of Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin, which whom he would go on a

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in 1662-1663. Ukraintsev took part in signing the Treaty of Andrusovo with

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in 1667. In 1672-1673, he was sent as an

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, and the

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, where Ukraintsev conducted

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regarding these countries' participation in military campaigns against

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. When

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fell into disgrace in 1676, Ukraintsev unofficially took charge of the ''Posolsky Prikaz''. In 1677, he was sent to Warsaw as a second

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. In 1679, Ukraintsev met with

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Ivan Samoylovych to negotiate joint military action against the Turks. Ironically, he also participated in Samoylovych's deposition during the Crimean campaigns in 1687. In 1686, Ukraintsev took part in signing the Eternal Peace Treaty with Poland. In 1689, Ukraintsev and Vasily Galitzine (then head of the Posolsky Prikaz) had to flee from the

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. After Galitzine's deposition, Yemelyan Ukraintsev joined his opponents and officially took charge of the ''Posolsky Prikaz'', keeping this post for ensuing ten years. In 1699, he was appointed ambassador to

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, where he would manage to sign a 30-year peace treaty with the

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on favorable conditions on July 3, 1700 ( Treaty of Constantinople). Upon his return from Turkey, Ukraintsev was appointed head of the '' Proviantsky Prikaz'' (Provisions Department). He kept this post until 1706, when he was accused of misuse, subjected to corporal punishment, and fined. Another historical account claims that Ukraintsev was also forced to make

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s and 1400 hats for the Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky regiments. Despite this incident, his diplomatic career continued. In 1707-1708, Ukraintsev was appointed ambassador to Poland together with

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Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov. Ukraintsev died in 1708 while on a mission to

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to reconcile

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with the

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ukraintsev, Yemelyan 1641 births 1708 deaths People from the Tsardom of Russia Politicians of the Russian Empire 18th-century diplomats of the Russian Empire 17th-century diplomats 17th-century Russian diplomats Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire Ambassadors of Russia to Poland 18th-century politicians from the Russian Empire