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This study examines the continuity of Russian policies during the early modern period in the midst of constant change. The author analyzes how Russian rulers from Ivan III to Catherine II-along with their hub advisors-managed to sustain a balance between the two in seeking solutions to problems the country faced.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction: The Problem with Russian History
Chapter 1.Ecological Zones and Expansion Strategies: The Russians Establish an Empire
Chapter 2. A Roadmap to the Landowning Class and Court Politics
Chapter 3.Military Techniques, Tactics, and Strategies
Chapter 4.Gunpowder, Germans, and Iron: Early Modern Russia's Pre-Industrialized Economy
Chapter 5.Governmental Institutions, Organizations, and the Legal System in the Afro Eurasian context
Chapter 6.The Three-Cornered Relationships: Church and State
Chapter 7.The Icon and the Chronicle: An Interpretive Commentary on Early Modern Russian Culture
Conclusion: Putting Peter in His Place
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author
About the author
Donald Ostrowski is distinguished lecturer in history at Harvard University.
Summary
This study examines the continuity of Russian policies during the early modern period in the midst of constant change. The author analyzes how Russian rulers from Ivan III to Catherine II—along with their hub advisors—managed to sustain a balance between the two in seeking solutions to problems the country faced.
