Publisher's Synopsis
"New Perspectives on Muscovite History" offers new research and fresh thoughts on early Russian history from the 15th to the 17th century by 11 specialists from the USA, USSR, UK and Germany. Their subjects include the controversial issues of early Russian map-making, the expansion of Muscovy and its incorporation of Novgorod and Pskov, the time of troubles, developments in landholding and military service, and foreigners' accounts of Muscovy.