Medieval Russia : 980-1584
"This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive, narrative of the history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. Supplementing the original edition with results of recently published scholarship as well as her own research, Janet Martin emphasizes the dynamics of Russia's political evolution from the loose federation of principalities known as Kievan Rus' through the era of Mongol domination to the development of the Muscovite state. Her analyses of the ruling dynasty and of economic influences on political development, and her explorations of society, foreign relations, religion, and culture provide a basis for understanding the transformations of the lands of Rus'. Her lines of argument are clear and coherent; her conclusions and interpretations are provocative. The result is an informative, accessible, up-to-date account that will be of interest to both students and specialists of early Rus'."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2007
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2007
History
xxvi, 507 pages ; 22 cm.
9780521859165, 9780521676366, 0521859166, 0521676363
154706331
The era of Vladimir I
Princes and politics (1015-1125)
Kievan Rus' society
Kievan Rus' : the final century
The golden horde
The Russian lands within the golden horde
The Daniilovich ascension
The unification and centralization of Muscovy
Muscovite domestic consolidation
Foreign policy and foreign trade
Ivan IV the Terrible
Conclusions and controversies