The formal analysis of Russian-Persian treaty letters and letters of petition of ambassador Azi (Ali) Khosrov for 1593-1597 from the fund-collection of the RGADA

The article is based on a formal analysis of the draft of the Russian-Persian treaty letters of 1597 and four letters of petition from ambassador Azi (Ali) Khosrov 1593-1594. This is a study of the structure and style of the text of the diplomatic sources. The draft of the Russian-Persian treaty documents refers to the act sources. The petition letters of the Persian ambassador combine elements of assembly and epistolary sources. The author of the article compiled the abstract and individual forms of the treaty letters and letters of petition. These sources reflect their period, indicate certain relationships between counterparties, the sender of the letters of petition and recipients of the letters of petition.