Aristocrats and Servitors - The Boyar Elite in Russia, 1613-1689

Robert O. Crummey uses the methods of collective biography to provide the first modern study of the elite group that dominated Russian government and society in the seventeenth century--the members of the Boyar Duma or royal council between 1613 and 1689. This book examines their careers in governmental service, their position in networks of family relationships and factional groupings, their values and attitudes, and their economic activities.

Originally published in 1983.

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Robert O. Crummey

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Robert O. Crummey uses the methods of collective biography to provide the first modern study of the elite group that dominated Russian government and society in the seventeenth century--the members of the Boyar Duma or royal council between 1613 and 1689. This book examines their careers in governmental service, their position in networks of family

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• Authors: Robert Crummey, Robert O. Crummey, Crummey Robert O.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691613185
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61318-5
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, HISTORY / Russia / General