Slavonic Europe: A Political History Of Poland And Russia From 1447 To 1796 (Cambridge Historical Series)
Cambridge University Press, 6/13/2013
EAN 9781107636910, ISBN10: 1107636914
Paperback, 462 pages, 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in 1908, as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this book presents a comprehensive account of the political history of Poland and Russia over a period of 350 years. It was written by the influential British historian and linguist Robert Nisbet Bain (1854–1909). The text begins with a discussion of the reign of Casimir IV, before moving through various historical phases to the reign of Catherine the Great. A detailed bibliography is also included. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and perspectives on the histories of Poland and Russia.
Preface
1. Introductory
2. Casimir IV, 1447–92
3. Ivan III and the sons of Casimir, 1462–1506
4. The rehabilitation of Poland under Sigismund I, 1506–48
5. The last of the Jagiellos, 1548–72
6. The first elective kings, 1572–88
7. Ivan IV, called the Terrible, 1534–84
8. Sigismund III and the republic, 1588–1632
9. Boris Godunov and the Pseudo-Demetriuses, 1584–1613
10. The first Romanovs and Wladislaus IV, 1613–48
11. John Casimir and the Cossacks, 1648–69
12. The age of Sobieski, 1669–96
13. The precursors of Peter the Great, 1649–89
14. Peter the Great, 1689–1725. Earlier years
15. Peter the Great, 1689–1725. Later years
16. The pupils of Peter, 1725–41
17. Elizabeth Petrovna, 1741–62
18. Finis Poloniae, 1733–94
19. Catherine II, 1762–96
Bibliography
Index.