Abstract
The entry in the collective volume from an international conference focuses on evaluating the relationship between the czarevitch Alexej, son of Peter the Great, and the Bohemian Lands. The author comes to the conclusion that it was a relationship in the context of dynastic politics since the czarevitch's mother was related to the Habsburgs.
He had met her for the first time on the Bohemian-Saxon borders. In real politics and international relations however, the czarevitch did not play any significant role up until the time of his escape when he sought the protection from the Emperor.
He did not negotiate with the Bohemian political representatives and did not spend a long time in Bohemia. There were no signs of the czarevitch extending cultural or religious contacts.
On the field of less crucial circumstances, the author discovered that the czarevitch used a schoolbook by J. A.
Komenský and visited the spa town Karlovy Vary where he purchased books in German. The analysis of his correspondence shows that he was not interested in the Bohemian population or Bohemian culture.
The Bohemian lands left the most significant mark on the czarevitch's life shortly before the end of his stay in the Danube monarchy - he stayed in Brno and had the option of disrupting or retracting his escape. He did not use this opportunity and after he returned to Russia, he was put on trial.