New. This crucial period in Russia's history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power. For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire for mastery of the Ukraine and the fertile steppes above the Black Sea, a region of great strategic and economic importance - arguably the pivot of Eurasia at the time. The long campaign took a great toll upon Russia's population, economy and institutions, and repeatedly frustrated or redefined Russian military and diplomatic projects in the West. The struggle was every bit as important as Russia's wars in northern and central Europe for driving the Russian state-building process, forcing military reform and shaping Russia's visions of Empire. ISBN 0415239869 9780415239868 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. Provides an insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power. ISBN 0415239869 9780415239868 [GB]

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Warfare, State and Society on the Black Sea Steppe, 1500-1700. ISBN 0415239869 9780415239868 [GB]

Taylor & Francis Group , pp. 272 . Papeback. New. Taylor & Francis Group ISBN 0415239869 9780415239868 [US]