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Chargement... Medieval Russia, 980-1584par Janet L. B. Martin
All Things Russia (129) Chargement...
Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A dense primer to medieval Russia which leans heavily towards the dynasts-and-battles model of history. As a timeline overview it's useful, but I found my eyes glazing over on more than one occasion. Janet Martin states that she is using the Riurikid dynasty to provide the chronological framework for her book, but since she neither starts really at their beginning, nor goes right to their end (she stops with Ivan IV, not with Feodor), that's not quite true and a bit puzzling. Perhaps this was done tactfully to avoid certain big political/historiographical sensitivities—I do not know enough about Russian history to say for certain—but in light of Recent World Events it's pretty glaring, as is the fact that the geographical focus of "Russia" that Martin is discussing here shifts from Kyiv to Moscow without any huge grappling with what that means. Martin definitely talks about how Kyivan Rus' is claimed as a forerunner by both the Muscovite church and state, but I wanted more of a breakdown of the difference between history and myth. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes. Wikipédia en anglais (21)This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive narrative of the history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through to 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, of economic influences on political development, and her explorations of society, foreign relations, religion, and culture provide a basis for understanding the transformations of the lands of Rus'. Her lines of argument are clear and coherent; her conclusions and interpretations are provocative. The result is an informative, accessible, up-to-date account that will be of interest to both students and specialists of early Rus'. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)947.02History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Russian & Slavic History by Period Varangian kingdom 862-1237Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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