The Muscovy Company, also called the Russia Company, was an English trading company chartered in 1555 to trade with Russia, then known as Muscovy. It was the first major English chartered joint-stock company, a business structure that would soon become the model for later English and Dutch overseas trading ventures, including the East India Company. The company built a durable trade in English cloth for Russian furs, timber, tallow and naval stores, sailing via the White Sea route. It continued trading, with interruptions, until the Russian Revolution of 1917 ended its Russian operations, and it has since continued to exist mainly as a charitable body.
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Organization TypeChartered joint-stock trading company 1 DissolvedCeased trading operations amid the Russian Revolution of 1917; the company has continued in existence since mainly as a charity. Headquarters IndustryTrade between England and Russia (Muscovy): cloth, furs, naval stores 1 Organization Type
Organization Type (category)Chartered Trading Company 1 Connections
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The Muscovy Company grew out of the same London merchant community as the Company of Merchant Adventurers.
Chartered 1555 with trading privileges granted by Ivan IV
The Levant Company and the Muscovy Company were sister English chartered trading companies, each holding a regional monopoly.
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WikipediaMuscovy Company, History
the first major chartered joint-stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England and finance its exploration of the world.
Muscovy Company, 18th century on
continued in existence until the Russian Revolution of 1917 and has since operated mainly as a charity.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, Muscovy Company, era placement
an English trading company chartered in 1555.
Related To: East India Company, Muscovy Company, relation to the East India Company
the first major chartered joint-stock company, the precursor of the type of business that would soon flourish in England.
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