Author:
Shpakovskii, Viacheslav Olegovich.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Osprey, c2006.
Description48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Note:First published 2006 ; 2nd impression 2006 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2009.
Note:Introduction -- Chronology -- The late 15th-century army -- The army of Ivan the Terrible -- The 17th century: new threats, new horizons -- 17th-century military organization -- Fortification -- Russia's frontiers -- Further reading -- The plates -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-43) and index.
Note:In most other national contexts, the term 'Renaissance' can be applied to the 16th and 17th centuries, but it cannot be said of Russia. During this time, the centralised state of the new Tsars achieved military unity under the domination of Moscow and started its expansion eastwards across Siberia and southwards towards Central Asia. Poland-Lithuania and Sweden also proved formidable threats to Russia's security. Despite their exotically Russian appearance, these armies gradually took on a more modern dimension. This book covers the armies 'invented' by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, looking at their development through the 17th century.
