A01=Jonathan Shepard
A01=Simon Franklin
Andrei Bogoliubskii
Author_Jonathan Shepard
Author_Simon Franklin
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Category=NHDJ
Christianisation of Eastern Europe
chronicle
Church Slavonic
comparative medieval societies
DAI
Die Chronik
dnieper
dynastic politics analysis
early state formation
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Holy Mountain
Ibn Fadlan
Ibn Khurradadhbih
Ibn Rusta
Igor's Campaign
IIP
Iurii Vladimirovich
ladoga
Lake Ladoga
Leo VI
medieval Slavic studies
middle
Middle Dnieper
Middle Dnieper Region
Middle Volga
monomakh
Otto III
political and cultural integration Rus
post-Soviet historiography
primary
Primary Chronicle
region
Russkaia Pravda
Slav Settlements
staraia
Staraia Ladoga
vladimir
Vladimir Monomakh
Vladimir Sviatoslavich
volga
Volga Bulgars
Wooded Steppe
Product details
- ISBN 9780582490918
- Weight: 870g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 03 Apr 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This eagerly awaited volume, the first of its kind by western scholars, describes the development amongst the diverse inhabitants of the immense landmass between the Carpathians and Urals of a political, economic and social nexus (underpinned by a common culture and, eventually, a common faith), out of which would emerge the future Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The authors explore every aspect of life in Rus, using evidence and the fruits of post-Soviet historiography. They describe the rise of a polity centred on Kiev, the coming of Christianity, and the increasing prosperity of the region even as, with the proliferation of new dynastic centres, the balance of power shifted northwards and westwards. Fractured, violent and transitory though it often is, this is a story of growth and achievement - and a masterly piece of historical synthesis.
Franklin, Simon; Shepard, Jonathan
