UID:
edocfu_9959695803002883
Format:
1 online resource (xxii, 777 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
1-139-05410-4
Content:
This first volume of the Cambridge History of Russia covers the period from early ('Kievan') Rus' to the start of Peter the Great's reign in 1689. It surveys the development of Russia through the Mongol invasions to the expansion of the Muscovite state in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and deals with political, social, economic and cultural issues under the Riurikid and early Romanov rulers. The volume is organised on a primarily chronological basis, but a number of general themes are also addressed, including the bases of political legitimacy; law and society; the interactions of Russians and non-Russians; and the relationship of the state with the Orthodox Church. The international team of authors incorporates the latest Russian and Western scholarship and offers an authoritative new account of the formative 'pre-Petrine' period of Russian history, before the process of Europeanisation had made a significant impact on society and culture.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
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From early Rus' to 1689 /
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Russia's geographical environment /
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The origins of Rus' (c.900-1015) /
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Kievan Rus' (1015-1125) /
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The Rus' principalities (1125-1246) /
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North-eastern Russia and the Golden Horde (1246-1359) /
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The emergence of Moscow (1359-1462) /
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Medieval Novgorod /
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The growth of Muscovy (1462-1533) /
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Ivan IV (1533-1584) /
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Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov (1584-1605) /
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The peasantry /
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Towns and commerce /
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The non-Christian peoples on the Muscovite frontiers /
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The Orthodox Church /
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The law /
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Political ideas and rituals /
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The Time of Troubles (1603-1613) /
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The central government and its institutions /
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Local government and administration /
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Muscovy at war and peace /
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Non-Russian subjects /
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The economy, trade and serfdom /
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Law and society /
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Urban developments /
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Popular revolts /
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The Orthodox Church and the schism /
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Cultural and intellectual life /
Language:
English
