Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500-1700
This crucial period in Russia''s history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies'' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power.
For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire for mastery of the Ukraine and the fertile steppes above the Black Sea, a reg...
This crucial period in Russia''s history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies'' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power.
For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire for mastery of the Ukraine and the fertile steppes above the Black Sea, a reg...
