FELIX DE RIBAS AND HIS «BRIEF REPORT ABOUT ODESA TRADE»
Journal Title: Чорноморська минувшина - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue
Abstract
The consular correspondence provided insight in commercial life in Odesa, held light on the role of a general consul in providing of international trade between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Therefore, the diplomatic archive of the Neapolitan consulate in Odesa contains extremely valuable sources for researching the history of Italian community, diplomatic and commercial life of Southern Ukraine. The Italian translation of the memorandum of Felix de Ribas, «Succinta nozione sul commercio di Odessa», prepared at the request of the Sicilian ambassador in St. Petersburg, the Duke of Seracapriola, was proposed in 1813. The document is kept in fund the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State Archives of Naples. In the report, Felix de Ribas highlights the peculiarities of the Odessa market and provides advice for better trading. The author also provides background information: basic goods of export and import, information about Russian scales and measures, etc. Further identification and research of the reports of the foreign consuls and merchant about trades in Odesa will provide a comprehensive opportunity to highlight gaps in economic history of the Southern Ukraine.
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Olena Fedenko
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- DOI 10.18524/2519-2523.2018.13.149390
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