Social and political views of J. Capodistria and his diplomatic activity in the service of Russia (1809-1822)

The dissertation analyses political ideas and the diplomatic activity of J. Capodistria in the years of his service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. The research treats the political program of the diplomat and his project of the "universal union" and also attempts to realize it at the Congress of Troppau and the Congress of Laibach. The work reveals the role and the value of J. Capodistria in Russian foreign policy in 1809-1822.