Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps; List of Genealogies; Acknowledgements; A Note on Spellings, Dates and References; List of Abbreviations; Dedication; Introduction; Part I: Roots and Routes; Chapter One. The Silver-Seekers from the North (c. 750-c. 900); 1. Beginnings; 2. First Reports on the Rus; 3. Raids and Neighbours (c. 860-c. 900); Chapter Two. Turning South; 1. Slavs and Semi-Nomads in the Ninth Century; 2. The Rus Foothold on the Middle Dnieper (c. 900-30).
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2. A Growing Family: the Politics of Dynastic Diversity3. Faith in the Lands: Imitation, Emulation and Local Identities; Chapter Ten. Prospect and Retrospect: 1185 and After; Select Bibliography; Maps; Genealogical Tables; Index.
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Chapter Seven. The Inner Circle: the Development of Dynastic Political Culture (1054-c. 1113)1. Testimonies and Testaments; 2. Brothers and Others (1054-76); 3. Uncles and Nephews (1076-93); 4. The Collegiate Cousinhood? The Liubech Accord and its Implications (1093-1113); Chapter Eight. The Prince and the City (c. 1070-c. 1120); 1. The Moneymen; 2. Daughters, Sisters, Wives and Widows; 3. Monks; 4. Going Native; Part III: The Rise of the Regions; Chapter Nine. Integration and Diffusion (c. 1130-c. 1170); 1. Thickening Networks of Trade and Settlement: a Brief Tour.
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Chapter Three. The Dnieper Rus (c. 920-60) -- Organize or Die: Securing the Way to ByzantiumChapter Four. U-Turns and Conversion (c. 960-1015); 1. The Last Migration: Sviatoslav on the Danube; 2. Settling Down: Vladimir in Kiev; 3. Digging In; Part II: Kiev and Rus; Chapter Five. Martyrs and Mercenaries (c. 1015-36); 1. Battles of Succession; 2. Rights and Right; 3. Might; Chapter Six. Cracked Facades (1036-54); 1. Constantinople-on-Dnieper?; 2. 'Law' : The Prince's Writ; 3. 'Grace' : Spreading the Faith; 4. 'The Sweetness of Books'
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This eagerly awaited volume, the first of its kind by western scholars, describes the development amongst the diverse inhabitants of the immense landmass between the Carpathians and Urals of a political, economic and social nexus (underpinned by a common culture and, eventually, a common faith), out of which would emerge the future Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The authors explore every aspect of life in Rus, using evidence and the fruits of post-Soviet historiography. They describe the rise of a polity centred on Kiev, the coming of Christianity, and the increasing prosperity of the region eve.
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Emergence of Rus, 750-1200.
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