The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 1, From Early Rus' to 1689

An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.

Maureen Perrie (Edited by)

9781107639423, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2015

824 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 4.9 cm, 1.26 kg

'This work organises idea, interpretations and research that don't appear in previous overviews.' The Times Literary Supplement

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.

1. Introduction Maureen Perrie
2. Russia's geographical environment Denis J. B. Shaw
Part I. Early Rus' and the Rise of Muscovy (c.900–1462): 3. The origins of Rus' (c.900–1015) Jonathan Shepard
4. Kievan Rus' (1015–1125) Simon Franklin
5. The Rus' principalities (1125–1246) Martin Dimnik
6. North-eastern Russia and the Golden Horde (1246–1359) Janet Martin
7. The emergence of Moscow (1359–1462) Janet Martin
8. Medieval Novgorod V. L. Ianin
Part II. The Expansion, Consolidation and Crisis of Muscovy (1462–1613): 9. The growth of Muscovy (1462–1533) Donald Ostrowski
10. Ivan IV (1533–84) Sergei Bogatyrev
11. Fedor Ivanovich and Boris Godunov (1584–1605) A. P. Pavlov
12. The peasantry Richard Hellie
13. Towns and commerce Denis J. B. Shaw
14. The non-Christian peoples on the Muscovite frontier Michael Khodarkovsky
15. The Orthodox Church David B. Miller
16. The law Richard Hellie
17. Political ideas and rituals Michael S. Flier
18. The Time of Troubles (1603–13) Maureen Perrie
Part III. Russia under the First Romanovs (1613–89): 19. The central government and its institutions Marshall Poe
20. Local government and administration Brian Davies
21. Muscovy at war and peace Brian Davies
22. Non-Russian subjects Michael Khodarkovsky
23. The economy, trade and serfdom Richard Hellie
24. Law and society Nancy Shields Kollmann
25. Urban developments Denis J. B. Shaw
26. Popular revolts Maureen Perrie
27. The Orthodox Church and the Schism Robert O. Crummey
28. Cultural and intellectual life Lindsey Hughes
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB], Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], European history [HBJD]