THE COUNTS VORONTSOV AND 18TH CENTURY SPAIN

Abstract

The article deals with the image of Spain created by 18th century Russian travelers to the country. Their experiences, especially that of Alexander Vorontsov, not only created an image of the distant country in Rus-sia, but also affected the orientation of the Russian Court’s policy towards Spain, as the Vorontsovs were one of Russia’s most influential noble families in the second half of the 18th century.

Keywords

• españa del siglo xviii
• alexander vorontsov
• los vorontsov
• viajeros rusos
• испания xviii века
• александр воронцов
• воронцовы
• русские путешествен-ники
• 18th century spain
• alexander vorontsov
• the vorontsovs
• russian travelers