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Medieval Russia, 980–1584

This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive, narrative of the

history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through the

reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. Supplementing the original edition with

results of recently published scholarship as well as her own research,

Janet Martin emphasizes the dynamics of Russia’s political evolution

from the loose federation of principalities known as Kievan Rus

through the era of Mongol domination to the development of the

Muscovite state. Her analyses of the ruling dynasty and of economic

inﬂuences on political development, and her explorations of society,

foreign relations, religion, and culture provide a basis for understand-

ing the transformations of the lands of Rus . Her lines of argument are

clear and coherent; her conclusions and interpretations are provoca-

tive. The result is an informative, accessible, up-to-date account that

will be of interest to both students and specialists of early Rus .

JANET MARTIN is Professor of History at the University of Miami.

She has published widely in the ﬁeld of medieval Russian history, on

topics ranging from economic history to Muscovite–Tatar relations.

Her monograph Treasures of the Land of Darkness: The Fur Trade and

Its Signiﬁcance for Medieval Russia (Cambridge) was published in 1986.

Cambridge Medieval Textbooks

This is a series of introductions to important topics in medieval history

aimed primarily at advanced students and faculty, and is designed to

complement the monograph series Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life

and Thought. It includes both chronological and thematic approaches

and addresses both British and European topics.

For a list of titles in the series, see end of book

MEDIEVAL RUSSIA

980– 1584

SECOND EDITION

JANET MARTIN

University of Miami

MARTIN, Janet - Medieval Russia, 980-1584.pdf