Russia and the Golden Horde

Preface Acknowledgments I The Medieval Ethno-Religious Frontier II Kievan Rus' and the Steppe III The Mongol Empire and the Golden Horde IV The Mongol Administration of Russia V The Mongol Role in Russian Politics VI The Russian "Theory" of Mongol Rule VII Economic and Demographic Consequences VIII The Mongols and the Muscovite Autocracy IX The Mongols and Russian Society X Cultural Life XI Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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