| Description |
xi, 372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-357) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Foundations of Empire. 1. The People Before the Rus. 2. Rurik and the Birth of a Nation -- Pt. 2. The Reign of the Grand Dukes of Kiev. 3. Oleg and the Rise of Central Power. 4. St. Olga and the Introduction of Christianity. 5. Vladimir and the Official Faith. 6. Yaroslav and the Apex of Kiev -- Pt. 3. The Time of the Mongol Yoke. 7. The Fall of Kiev and the Rise of Vladimir. 8. Russian Princes as Vassals of the Khan. 9. The Rise of Moscow. 10. Dmitri and the Great Crusade -- Pt. 4. Sovereigns of All the Russians. 11. The Triumphs of Ivan the Great. 12. Moscow as the Seat of All Power. 13. Ivan IV: From Enlightenment to Terror. 14. The End of the Line of Rurik and the Time of Troubles -- Pt. 5. The House of Romanov. 15. Michael Romanov and the New Dynasty. 16. The Consolidation of the Empire: Peter the Great to Peter III. 17. From Catherine the Great to Nicholas I. 18. The Last Czars. |
| Subject |
Kyivan Rus -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Ricci, Vincent L.
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| ISBN |
0816028737 alkaline paper |
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9780816028733 alkaline paper |
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