- Russ ian ▁pam ph lets ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁lands . ▁ 1 5 7 8 : ▁Heinrich ▁von ▁St aden ▁German ▁soldier , ▁in ▁o pr ich n ina ▁ 1 5 8 6 : ▁Antonio ▁Pos se v ino ▁Pap al ▁diplom at ▁ 1 5 8 9 : ▁Richard ▁H ak lu yt ▁published ▁voy ages ▁of ▁the ▁Mus c ovy ▁Company ▁ 1 5 8 9 : ▁Anthony ▁J enk inson , ▁with ▁Mus c ovy ▁Company , ▁to ▁Moscow , ▁A stra k han , ▁B uk h ara ▁and ▁Pers ia , ▁published ▁in ▁H ak lu yt ▁ 1 5 9 1 : ▁G iles ▁F let cher , ▁the ▁E lder ▁English ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Mus c ovy , ▁wrote ▁Of ▁the ▁Rus se ▁Common ▁We alth ▁ 1 6 0 7 : ▁Jacques ▁Mar ger et ▁French ▁mer cen ary , ▁' first ▁printed ▁French ▁book ▁on ▁Russia ' ▁ 1 6 1 0 : ▁Isaac ▁Mass a ▁Dutch ▁merchant ▁and ▁en voy , ▁via ▁White ▁Sea ▁ 1 6 1 5 : ▁Peter ▁Pet re ius ▁Swedish ▁diplom at , ▁wrote ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Moscow ▁ 1 6 1 7 : ▁Con rad ▁B uss ow ▁German ▁involved ▁in ▁Time ▁of ▁Tr ou bles ▁ 1 6 2 1 : ▁Jer ome ▁Hor sey ▁with ▁Mus c ovy ▁Company ▁ 1 6 4 7 : ▁Adam ▁Ole arius ▁Hol stein ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Pers ia ▁via ▁Mus c