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Russias emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter Is 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 Russias 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.



Table of Contents

PART I 1450-1598

  1. The constituents for Muscovite power, c.1450
  2. Creating a Muscovite army, 1462-1533
  3. The army that won an empire

PART II 1598-1697

  1. The political prelude to military reform
  2. The Thirteen Years War, 1654-67
  3. The steppe frontier after Razzin, 1672-97

PART III 1698-1730

  1. Peter the Great and the beginning of the Great Northern War
  2. Military instiutionalization after Poltava

Conclusion: Russiawithout Peter

Russias Wars of Emergence 14601730 Modern Wars In Perspective

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 3/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780582218918
      978-0582218918
      ISBN-10 0582218918
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      Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Russias emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter Is 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 Russias 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.



      Table of Contents

      PART I 1450-1598

      1. The constituents for Muscovite power, c.1450
      2. Creating a Muscovite army, 1462-1533
      3. The army that won an empire

      PART II 1598-1697

      1. The political prelude to military reform
      2. The Thirteen Years War, 1654-67
      3. The steppe frontier after Razzin, 1672-97

      PART III 1698-1730

      1. Peter the Great and the beginning of the Great Northern War
      2. Military instiutionalization after Poltava

      Conclusion: Russiawithout Peter

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