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The history of Russia from the earliest times to 1877 (Volume I)

The history of Russia from the earliest times to 1877 (Volume I)

Rambaud, Alfred

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Foreign Language GeneralGeneral European HistoryRussian History

ISBN10: 9353708761
ISBN13: 9789353708764
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 618
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into the long, contested beginnings of a nation that reshaped Europe. Empires rise; archives keep speaking. From river towns and steppe borders to court ritual and statecraft, the story is one of endurance, adaptation, and ambition. In this russian history book, Alfred Rambaud brings a measured, vivid intelligence to the origins of Rus and the gradual hardening of power that produced the tsars and Russian Empire. Volume I opens his sweeping account of Russia to 1877, moving from early chronicles and frontier pressures to the institutions, faith, and diplomacy that set Russia on an imperial course. Clear in argument and rich in context, it is both a scholarly history volume and a readable narrative for anyone drawn to russian political history and the wider Imperial Russia era. Allegiances shift; rulers and churches contend, shaping the state long before the grand imperial century. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Rambaud writes from the perspective of 19th century historiography, when archives and method were transforming how the past was told. That makes this work a valuable university history reference, historical research source, and a cornerstone for a classic history collection within the European history classics. For casual readers it reads with pace; for collectors it belongs on the shelf beside the great national narratives of the nineteenth century, still sharp in judgement today.

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