Popular scientific work of the famous historic and prose writer about native diplomatic etiquette at the end of the XV – the first half of the XVII century. The book is notable both by plenty of factual accounts and also by the fact that the scientist has managed to bring together, classify, and analyze the norms, which had existed for more than two centuries solely as a verbal tradition. The world of Russian diplomatic etiquette of remote times recreated by the author is particularly interesting for studying because the events described are rhymed with the present strikingly good.