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Index
Contents
Illustrations
Maps
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter I
The Historical Background
The Mongol Conquest
The Russian Orthodox Church
The Kingdom of Poland–Lithuania
The Union of the Churches and the Fall of Constantinople
The Consolidation of Moscow
Political Ideas
The Court
Institutions
Sofia Paleologa
The End of the World
Russia and Europe
Chapter II
The Reign of Vasily III
Chapter III
Ivan's Birth, Childhood, Adolescence, Coronation and Marriage
Chapter IV
The Era of Aleksei Adashev
Chapter V
The ‘Government of Compromise’
Chapter VI
The Conquest of Kazan'
Chapter VII
The Dynastic Crisis of 1553: Domestic and Military Policy, and the Arrival of the English
Chapter VIII
The War in Livonia and the End of the ‘Chosen Council’
Chapter IX
The Death of Anastasia, and Ivan's Second Marriage
Chapter X
Tsar Ivan and Prince Andrei Kurbsky
Chapter XI
The Setting Up of the Oprichnina
Chapter XII
War in Livonia and the Zemskii Sobor of 1566
Chapter XIII
The Boyar Plot: 1) the Letters to King Sigismund
Chapter XIV
The Boyar Plot: 2) the Executions of Ivan Fedorov, Metropolitan Filipp and Vladimir of Staritsa
Chapter XV
Armageddon
Chapter XVI
Foreign Policy and the Tatar Invasions
Chapter XVII
The End of the Oprichnina, and the Succession to the Polish-Lithuanian Crown
Chapter XVIII
Grand Prince Simeon Bekbulatovich
Chapter XIX
Peace Negotiations
Chapter XX
The Truce of Yam Zapol'sky
Chapter XXI
The Death of Ivan
Chapter XXII
Ivan's Legacy to Russia
Abbreviations
Notes
FOREWORD
CHAPTER I The Historical Background
CHAPTER II The Reign of Vasily III
CHAPTER III Ivan's Birth, Childhood, Adolescence, Coronation and Marriage
CHAPTER IV The Era of Aleksei Adasher
CHAPTER V The ‘Government of Compromise’
CHAPTER VI The Conquest of Kazan'
CHAPTER VII The Dynastic Crisis of 1553
CHAPTER VIII The War in Livonia and the End of the ‘Chosen Council’
CHAPTER IX The Death of Anastasia and Ivan's Second Marriage
CHAPTER X Tsar Ivan and Prince Andrei Kurbsky
CHAPTER XI THE SETTING UP OF THE OPRICHNINA
CHAPTER XII War in Livonia and the Zemskii Sobor of 1566
CHAPTER XIII The Boyar Plot: 1) the Letters to King Sigismund
CHAPTER XIV The Boyar Plot: 2) the Executions
CHAPTER XV Armageddon
CHAPTER XVI Foreign Policy and the Tatar Invasions
CHAPTER XVII The End of the Oprichnina, and the Succession to the Polish-Lithuanian Crown
CHAPTER XVIII Grand Prince Simeon Bekbulatovich
CHAPTER XIX Peace Negotiations
CHAPTER XX The Truce of Iam Zapol'sky
CHAPTER XXI The Death of Ivan
CHAPTER XXII Ivan's Legacy to Russia
Brief Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
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