▁visited ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁em peror , ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 7 , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁Mus cov ites ▁to ▁accept ▁his ▁propos als . ▁ ▁Count ries , ▁territ ories ▁and ▁people ▁project ed ▁as ▁members ▁ ▁This ▁coal ition ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁Christian ▁S lav s , ▁including ▁Orth odox ▁Russia . ▁Kom ul ović ▁tra ve led ▁via ▁Ven ice , ▁Tr ent , ▁In ns b ruck ▁and ▁Vienna ▁to ▁Al ba ▁I ul ia . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁trip ▁was ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁Ts ar ▁of ▁Russia , ▁King ▁of ▁Poland ▁( including ▁Z apor oz h ian ▁C oss acks ), ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁and ▁Vo iv odes ▁of ▁Mold avia ▁and ▁Wal la chia ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁western ▁anti - O tt oman ▁coal ition . ▁His ▁aim ▁was ▁also ▁to ▁insp ire ▁Ser bs ▁to ▁rise ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁An con a , ▁H var , ▁Dub rov nik , ▁Ven et ian ▁Alban ia , ▁Kos ovo , ▁Mac ed onia , ▁Bulg aria , ▁and ▁finally ▁Mold avia . ▁ ▁Ser bs ▁▁ ▁In ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VIII ' s ▁instructions ▁to ▁Kom ul ović , ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁were ▁explicitly ▁pra ised ▁as ▁brave , ▁while ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Bulg ari ans ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁unw illing ▁to ▁fight .