Medieval Eastern Europe is the first collection of primary sources in English translation covering the history of the whole eastern region of the European continent between 500 and 1300. Florin Curta, a leading scholar of medieval Eastern Europe, gathers sources from a geographic area ranging from the Czech lands in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east, and from northern Russia to Greece.

The collection includes traditional narrative sources, such as chronicles and annals, as well as treaties, charters, letters and legal texts. Each primary source is preceded by a brief introduction and followed by guiding questions. Organised chronologically into thematic chapters, the selections touch upon a wide variety of topics, including political developments; conversion to Christianity, Islam and Judaism; economic and social issues; literature; laws; religious beliefs and practices; and much more.