| Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia Contributor(s): Langer, Lawrence N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810840804 ISBN-13: 9780810840805 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $141.57 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: The dictionary covers the history of Russia from its founding in the mid-ninth century to the reign of Peter the Great. It contains entries on politics, society, economy, literature, religion, art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Reference - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 947.003 |
| LCCN: 2001034410 |
| Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Histori |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.98" W x 9.18" (0.98 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History is full of surprises, but rarely has there been a turnaround as unexpected, and momentous as what occurred to a formative Russia during the medieval period. Attacked and invaded from all sides, it hardly looked as if the small Slavic principalities would survive. But they did and were eventually absorbed into Kiev Rus' and then Muscovy, which gradually expanded and laid the foundation for a huge empire. The author uncovers this extraordinary period, from the founding of the Kievan state to the accession of Peter the Great in 1682, describing both the times of danger and defeat and those of expansion and revitalization. Entries cover: o Tsars o Princes and khans o Pretenders and rebels o Patriarchs and priests o Russians o Mongols and others |
