The Ruling Families of Rus

Clan, Family and Kingdom

Christian Raffensperger, Donald Ostrowski

• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781789147155
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789147452
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Russian History
• Index: History

This is a new history of the region known as Kyivan Rus', a state in eastern and northern Europe from the late ninth to the mid-sixteenth century that encompassed a variety of polities and peoples, including Lithuanian, Polish, Ottoman and others. This account for the first time focuses on the history of the region via families, which allows the discussion of a wider region and a larger group of people than has been possible before. The book examines the development of Rus, Lithuania, Muscovy and Tver, and their relations and interconnections with the Mongols, Byzantines and many other peoples. This readable yet thoroughly scholarly book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of eastern Europe, a region that is crucial in world politics today.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction: The Problem with Dynasty
• 1 What Is the Kingdom of Rus?
• 2 Rule and Succession among the Volodimerovich Clan
• 3 Iaroslav the Wise, Ingigerd and Their Family
• 4 Mstislav/Harald Volodimerich and His Family
• 5 Vsevolod ‘Big Nest’ Iurevich and His Family
• 6 Roman Mstislavich and His Family
• 7 Alexander Nevsky and the Family of the Iaroslavichi
• 8 Iurii Daniilovich and His Family
• 9 Iurii Lvovich and His Family
• 10 Uliana Alexandrovna and Her Family
• 11 Vasilii Dmitrievich and His Family
• 12 Ivan III Vasilevich and His Family
• Epilogue: The Family Lines Continue . . .
• Glossary
• References
• Bibliography
• Acknowledgements
• Photo Acknowledgements
• Index