Course in Russian History

Taylor & Francis

This work by the 19th-century historian is available in the 1968 translation. Here, he untangles the events of the Time of Troubles and the emergence of the Romanov dynasty, and develops his interpretation of the century as prologue to the Petrine reforms. > This work by the great 19th-century historian is available once again in an acclaimed 1968 translation that conveys the beauty of Kliuchevsky's language and the power of his ideas. In this volume, Kliuchevsky untangles the confused events of the Time of Troubles and the emergence of the Romanov dynasty, and develops his interpretation of the century as prologue to the Petrine reforms. He dramatically underlines the cultural divide between old Russia and the emergent autocracy and the strangely ambivalent relationship between Russia and the West. > Chapter 1 The Crisis at the End of the Sixteenth Century; Chapter 2 The Time of Troubles; Chapter 3 The Causes of Civil Disorder; Chapter 4 Political Reconstruction; Chapter 5 Mus.