Medieval Slavdom and the rise of Russia
Series: The Berkshire studies in European history
Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780815403364
Subjects: Slavs -- History -- To 1500.; Russia -- History.
Description: xii, 132 p. 23 cm.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 115-123.
Table of contents: title: Preface … v; title: Contents … vii; title: ◦; title: I. MEDIEVAL SLAVDOM … 3; title: Three Groups of Slavs: Western, Southern, Eastern. Sources of Our Information.; title: ◦; title: Slav Institutions … 3; title: The zadruga, veche, the zupa, the grod.; title: ◦; title: The Western Slavs … 8; title: Migrations. Contact with the Germanic peoples of Charlemagne’s empire. Contest between Slav and German for possession of northwestern Europe. Drang nach Osten. Formation of the Polish and Bohemian nations. The Magyar invasion of the ninth century.; title: ◦; title: The Rise of Bohemia … 10; title: Ancient Bohemia. First Slavs arrive in Bohemia 500 B.C. Contest with the Avars and the formation of the first Slav state by Samo (623-658). Legendary beginning of the Premysl dynasty. Bohemia overshadowed by the Slav state of Moravia in the ninth century. Cyril and Method,   “Apostles to the Slavs.” Conquest of Moravia by the Magyars in the ninth century. Bohemia regains her independence on the fall of Moravia, joins the Germans in defeating the Magyars (955). Boleslas I and his successor, Boleslas II. Charles IV (1346-78), King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Ferdinand of Hapsburg (1526).; title: ◦; title: German Influence on Bohemia … 17; title: German immigration, trade and commerce with the west, feudalism.; title: ◦; title: The Rise of Poland … 19; title: The Polanie of the Vistula and Warta rivers. The Piast dynasty (960-1370):  Mieszko I. accepts Christianity (966) — Boleslas the Brave (992-1025) creates a great military state, and assumes the royal crown — Period of civil war and disintegration — Casimir the Great (1333-70) unites Poland. Hedwig of Poland marries the Duke of Lithuania (1386) and  establishes the Jagellon dynasty in Poland.; title: ◦; title: German Influence in Poland … 21; title: ◦; title: Menace of German Military Orders … 22; title: The Teutonic Knights and their union with the Knights of the Sword of Livonia. The Teutonic Knights seize western and eastern Prussia and threaten to cut Poland off from the Baltic Sea.; title: ◦; title: Poland and Lithuania Unite (1386) Against Their Common Enemies, and Ladislas Jagellon Is Crowned King of Poland … 25; title: The significance of this momentous event in the history of Europe.; title: ◦; title: The Southern Slavs … 28; title: Migrations. Settlements along the Danube and Save Rivers to the Black Sea. Contact with Gepides, Goths, Sarmatians, and Huns. Avar-Slav attacks against Constantinople in the sixth century. Formation of the Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, and Montenegrin nations.; title: ◦; title: The Rise of Bulgaria … 30; title: Asiatic Bulgars conquer Slavs and set up a Bulgarian state under Krum (802-815). The Slavs assimilate their conquerors. Boris (852-888) adopts Christianity and fosters peaceful intercourse with Byzantine Empire. Tsar Simeon (893-927) creates a great Bulgarian Empire in the Balkan peninsula. Cyril and Method assist in translating Greek literature into Slavic. Bulgaria crushed by the armies of Russia and the Byzantine Empire (971). Tsar Samuel.; title: ◦; title: The Rise of Serbia … 33; title: Ancestors of the Serbs cross the Danube in the sixth century. Emperor Heraclius allows them to settle south of the Danube River. Serbian institutions; zadruga, zupa. Influence of Hungary and the Byzantine Empire. Stephen Nemanja (1165-96) founds the Serbian state. Rivalry between Serbia and Bulgaria for control of the Balkan Peninsula; Küstendil (1330). Stephen Dushan (1331-55). Serbia at the height of her power and prestige. Kossovo (1389).; title: ◦; title: Byzantine Influence on the Slavs … 35; title: Constantinople plays the same role in the east as Rome played in the west.; title: ◦; title: The Eastern Slavs … 36; title: The topography of Russia. The  Dnieper River. Influence of the Asiatic invaders in southern Russia. The Khazar Empire.; title: ◦; title: Formation of the Kievan State … 38; title: Urban life of the Eastern Slavs along the Dnieper River. Nestor’s Chronicle and the Northmen. Foundation of Kiev. Sviatoslav (971) attacks  Bulgaria. Vladimir (1016-54)  accepts Christianity. Period of disintegration of the Kievan state. Migration of the Kievan population to Galicia, White Russia, and northeastern Russia.; title: ◦; title: Phenomenal Rise of Moscow … 42; title: Factors explaining the success of the Muscovite princes. Mongol invasions in the thirteenth century. Batu Khan and the Empire of the Golden Horde. Mongol influence on Russia. Kulikovo (1380). Summary.; title: ◦; title: II.  THE FOUNDATION OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE … 47; title: ◦; title: Social Classes … 47; title: Princes, drushina-boyars, smerdy, zakup, and slaves. Democratic, aristocratic, and monarchical traditions. Success of autocracy in northeastern Russia. Feudalism;  votchina, pomiestie, ruling hierarchy. The new class of dvoriani; krestiani. Enserfment of the peasants.; title: ◦; title: Cossacks … 53; title: ◦; title: The Foundation of the Empire … 54; title: Ivan the Great (1462-1505): Character —  Methods of government — Acquisition of territory—Relations with Poland and Lithuania — Marriage of Sophia Paleologus — Moscow becomes the “Third Rome.” Ivan the Terrible (1533-84): Character—Civil strife fomented by the Shuiski and Bielski clans — Method of government; oprichnina and zemshchina — War with the Golden Horde (1480) — War with Poland-Lithuania results in Ivan’s defeat by Stephen Báthory. Boris Godunov: Able regent and usurper holds the boyars in check. Troublous Times (1598-1613): Social, economic, and political unrest — Civil war followed by invasions of Russia by Poland and Sweden — National revival led by Minin and Pozharski.; title: ◦; title: The Romanovs … 62; title: Michael Romanov elected tsar (1613-43): Reasons for his election — Treaty of Polianovka with Poland (1634). Alexis (1645-76): Beginning of westernizing tendencies in Russia — Relations -with Poland — Poland overwhelmed by civil war and foreign invasions — Truce of Andrusovo (1667); partition of the Ukraine by Poland and Russia — Russo-Polish alliance against Turkey.; title: ◦; title: Peter the Great (1680-1725) … 65; title: Character, Early boyhood and training. Coup d’état of 1689. Expedition to Azov. Educational journey to Europe. Revolt of the streltsi. War with Sweden: Battle of Narva (1700) — Battle of Poltava (1709). Russian interference in Poland.; title: ◦; title: Reforms of Peter the Great … 73; title: Purpose of his social, political, and economic reforms. General estimate of his achievements.; title: ◦; title: III.   CATHERINE THE GREAT … 78; title: ◦; title: Russia (1725-62) … 78; title: Domestic situation. Seven Years’ War.; title: ◦; title: Catherine the Great … 80; title: Early training. Character. Deposition and murder of her husband (1762).; title: ◦; title: Internal Policy … 83; title: Enlightened despotism. Influence of the French encyclopedists. Experiments in liberal government.; title: ◦; title: Pugachev Rebellion … 86; title: Social war. Reforms of Catherine designed to strengthen the aristocracy. Estimate of their value.; title: ◦; title: Foreign Policy … 92; title: European political situation. Spirit of aggression and partition of empires.; title: ◦; title: The Polish Question … 93; title: Social, political, and economic conditions in Poland. Polish constitution; sejm, sejmiki, liberum veto, Confederation. Contest between the Potocki and Czartoryski families. Catherine places Stanislas Poniatowski on the Polish throne and guarantees the old constitution. Attitude of Prussia and Turkey toward Russian policy in Poland. The Polish question becomes an international issue connected with the Near-eastern Question.; title: ◦; title: The Near-Eastern Question … 101; title: Definition of the Near-Eastern Question. Christian leagues against the Turk. John Sobieski and the siege oj Vienna (1683). Alliance between Austria and Russia against Turkey. The First Turkish War (1768-74). Kuchuk Kainardji. First Partition oj Poland averts European war. Second War with Turkey (1787-93). Catherine's progress to the Crimea.; title: ◦; title: The Second Partition of Poland … 108; title: Polish renaissance (1772-91). The Four Years’ Diet and reform of the Polish constitution. Alliance between Prussia and Poland against Russia. The French Revolution. Catherine restores the old anarchical constitution by force of arms. Secret treaty with Prussia leads to the second partition.; title: ◦; title: The Third Partition of Poland … 112; title: A sequel to the former partitions. Austria, Prussia, and Russia annihilate the Polish state. Estimate of the success of Catherine the Great.; title: ◦; title: Pronouncing Glossary … 114; title: Bibliography … 115; title: Index … 125