Russia's Wars of Emergence 1460-1730Russia's emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter I's radical programme of 'Westernising' reforms. But the Russian military did not simply copy European armies. Adapting the tactics of its neighbours on both sides, Russia created a powerful strategy of its own, integrating steppe defence with European concerns. In Russia's Wars of Emergence, Carol Belkin Stevens examines the social and political factors underpinning Muscovite military history, the eventual success of the Russian Empire and the sacrifices made for power. |
Contents
Creating a Muscovite army 14621533 | |
The army that won an empire | |
The sixteenth century successes and limitations | |
The steppe frontier after Razin 167297 | |
Peter the Great and the beginning of the Great Northern | |
Military institutionalization after Poltava | |
Russia without Peter | |
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