Russia's Wars of Emergence 1460-1730

<p>Russias emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter Is radical programme of Westernising reforms. But the Russian military did not simply copy European armies. Adapting the tactics of its neighbours on both sides, Russia created a powerful strategy of its own, integrating steppe defence with European concerns. In <em>Russias Wars of Emergence</em>, Carol Belkin Stevens examines the social and political factors underpinning Muscovite military history, the eventual success of the Russian Empire and the sacrifices made for power. </p> <p>PART I 1450-1598</p><ol> <li>The constituents for Muscovite power, c.1450 </li> <li>Creating a Muscovite army, 1462-1533 </li> <li>The army that won an empire </li> </ol><p>PART II 1598-1697</p><ol> <li>The political prelude to military reform </li> <li>The Thirteen Years War, 1654-67 </li> <li>The steppe frontier after Razzin, 1672-97 </li> </ol><p>PART III 1698-1730</p><ol> <li>Peter the Great and the beginning of the Great Northern War </li> <li>Military instiutionalization after Poltava</li> </ol><p>Conclusion: Russiawithout Peter</p>