Russia in the Reign of Aleksei Mikhailovich

Grigorii Karpovich Kotoshikhin

Russia in the Reign of Aleksei Mikhailovich
Format
Hardback
Publisher
De Gruyter
Country
Germany
Published
24 June 2014
Pages
190
ISBN
9788376560649

Russia in the Reign of Aleksei Mikhailovich

Grigorii Karpovich Kotoshikhin

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The book presents the first English edition of On Russia in the Reign of Aleksei Mikhailovich by Grigorii Kotoshikhin. This is the only native source describing the character of the seventeenth-century Russian state and society. It offers a unique and detailed picture of the nature of Russian autocracy , the life at the tsar’s court, social mores of the nobles and commoners of those times, military affairs, diplomatic relations, etc. The book is a veritable ethnographic encyclopedia of early Russian life. With broad commentaries and supporting materials provided by the translator, Benjamin Uroff, and the editor, Marshall Poe, it provides an invaluable source for understanding XVII-century Muscovite Russia.

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