The Rise of the Russian Empire

by Hector H. Munro

Language: English

Published: 1900-01-01. 115,997 Words.

Categories: Non-Fiction » History

Content Rating: Older than 17

From forest principalities and Mongol tribute to the shrewd statecraft of Ivan and the westward shock of Peter, this sweeping chronicle shows how a scattered Slavic frontier forged an empire. War, Orthodoxy, and intrigue shape courts and steppe, as princes, boyars, and rebels struggle over one question: who will master the vast plain—and at what human cost?