Array Saki: The History of the Russian Empire

Saki, H. H. Munro

From the Foundation of Kievian Russia to the Rise of the Romanov Dynasty

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PREFACE PREFACE Table of Contents With the exception of a translation of Rambaud’s somewhat disjointed work, there is no detailed history of Russia in the English language at all approaching modern standards. The reigns of Petr the Great and of some of his successors down to the present day—a period covering only 200 years—have been minutely dealt with, but the earlier history of a nation with whom we are coming ever closer into contact is to the English reader almost a blank. Whether the work now submitted will adequately fill the gap remains to be seen; such is its object. The rule observed with regard to the rendering of names of places and persons has been to follow the spelling of the country to which they belong as closely as possible. The spelling of Russian words employed, and curiously distorted, by English and other historians, has been brought back to its native forms. There is no satisfactory reason, for instance, why the two final letters of boyarin should be dropped, or why they should reappear tacked on to the equally Russian word Kreml . Moskva is scarcely recognisable in its Anglicised form, and Kiev can only be rendered Kieff on a system which would radically disturb the spelling of most English towns. A list of works consulted is appended, arranged somewhat in the order in which they have been found useful, precedence being given to those which have been most largely drawn upon. HECTOR H. MUNRO, 1899.

WORKS CONSULTED WORKS CONSULTED Table of Contents Karamzin—Histoire de l’empire russe. 1819. (French translation by MM. St. Thomas et de Divoff.) S. Solov’ev—Istoriya Rossie. 1858. Th. Schiemann—Russland, Polen und Livland. 1885. A. Rambaud—History of Russia. 1879. (English translation.) L. Paris (translator)—Chronique de Nestor. 1834. N. Kostomarov—Rousskaya Istoriya v jhizneopisaniyakh eya glavnieyshikh dieyatelen. 1874. N. Kostomarov—Sieverno Rousskiya Narodopravstva. 1886. Sir H. H. Howorth—History of the Mongols. Anonymous—Geschichte der Ostseeprovinzen. 1879. Von Hammer-Purgstall—Geschichte der goldenen Horde. 1840. „ „ Histoire de l’Empire Ottoman. (French translation.) E. A. Freeman—Ottoman Power in Europe. 1877. J. W. Zinkeisen—Geschichte des osmanischen Reich in Europa. Gennad Karpov—Istoriya Bor’bui Moskovskago Gosoudarstvo s Pol’sko-Litovskim, 1462-1508. 1867. “V. N.”—Iz Istorie Moskvui, 1147-1703. 1896. E. A. Solov’ev—Ivan IV. Groznie. 1893. N. A. Polevoi—Tzarstvovanie Ioanna Groznago. 1859. Le Père Pierling—La Russie et l’Orient. 1891. „ „ Rome et Demetrius. 1878. Marquis de Noailles—Henri de Valois et la Pologne en 1572. 1867. V. B. Antonovitch—Otcherk Istorie Velikago Kniajhestva Litovskago. 1878. N. G. Riesenkampff—Der Deutsche Hof zu Nowgorod. 1854. Laszlo Szalay—Geschichte Ungarns. 1874. A. N. Murav’ev—History of the Russian Church. 1842. (English translation by R. W. Blackmore.) A. Pember—Ivan the Terrible. A. M. H. J. Stokvis—Manuel d’Histoire, de Généalogie, et de Chronologie, etc. 1889. Bar. Sigismund von Herberstein—Rerum Moscoviticorum commentarii. 1851. (English translation by R. H. Major.)

CHAPTER I THE DAWN OF RUSSIAN HISTORY

CHAPTER II THE COMING OF THE VARANGIANS AND THE BUILDING OF KIEVIAN RUSSIA

CHAPTER III THE FEUDS OF THE HOUSE OF RURIK

CHAPTER IV THE COMING OF THE MONGOLS

CHAPTER V “THE YEARS THAT THE LOCUST HATH EATEN”

CHAPTER VI THE GROWING OF THE GERM

CHAPTER VII THE LAST OF THE PALEOLOGI AND THE FIRST OF THE AUTOCRATS

CHAPTER VIII IVAN GROZNIE

CHAPTER IX THE GREAT BOYARIN

CHAPTER X THE PHANTOM TZAR

CHAPTER XI “THIS SIDE THE HILL”

GLOSSARY OF RUSSIAN WORDS EMPLOYED WITHOUT EXPLANATION IN TEXT

“On se flatterait en vain de connaitre la Russie actuelle, si l’on ne

remontait plus haut dans son histoire.”—Le Père Pierling.

Table of Contents

With the exception of a translation of Rambaud’s somewhat disjointed work, there is no detailed history of Russia in the English language at all approaching modern standards. The reigns of Petr the Great and of some of his successors down to the present day—a period covering only 200 years—have been minutely dealt with, but the earlier history of a nation with whom we are coming ever closer into contact is to the English reader almost a blank. Whether the work now submitted will adequately fill the gap remains to be seen; such is its object.

The rule observed with regard to the rendering of names of places and persons has been to follow the spelling of the country to which they belong as closely as possible. The spelling of Russian words employed, and curiously distorted, by English and other historians, has been brought back to its native forms. There is no satisfactory reason, for instance, why the two final letters of boyarin should be dropped, or why they should reappear tacked on to the equally Russian word Kreml . Moskva is scarcely recognisable in its Anglicised form, and Kiev can only be rendered Kieff on a system which would radically disturb the spelling of most English towns.

A list of works consulted is appended, arranged somewhat in the order in which they have been found useful, precedence being given to those which have been most largely drawn upon.

HECTOR H. MUNRO,

1899.

Table of Contents

Karamzin—Histoire de l’empire russe. 1819. (French translation by MM. St. Thomas et de Divoff.)

S. Solov’ev—Istoriya Rossie. 1858.

Th. Schiemann—Russland, Polen und Livland. 1885.

A. Rambaud—History of Russia. 1879. (English translation.)

L. Paris (translator)—Chronique de Nestor. 1834.

N. Kostomarov—Rousskaya Istoriya v jhizneopisaniyakh eya glavnieyshikh dieyatelen. 1874.

N. Kostomarov—Sieverno Rousskiya Narodopravstva. 1886.

Sir H. H. Howorth—History of the Mongols.

Anonymous—Geschichte der Ostseeprovinzen. 1879.

Von Hammer-Purgstall—Geschichte der goldenen Horde. 1840.

„ „ Histoire de l’Empire Ottoman. (French translation.)

E. A. Freeman—Ottoman Power in Europe. 1877.

J. W. Zinkeisen—Geschichte des osmanischen Reich in Europa.

Gennad Karpov—Istoriya Bor’bui Moskovskago Gosoudarstvo s Pol’sko-Litovskim, 1462-1508. 1867.

“V. N.”—Iz Istorie Moskvui, 1147-1703. 1896.

E. A. Solov’ev—Ivan IV. Groznie. 1893.

N. A. Polevoi—Tzarstvovanie Ioanna Groznago. 1859.

Le Père Pierling—La Russie et l’Orient. 1891.

„ „ Rome et Demetrius. 1878.

Marquis de Noailles—Henri de Valois et la Pologne en 1572. 1867.

V. B. Antonovitch—Otcherk Istorie Velikago Kniajhestva Litovskago. 1878.

N. G. Riesenkampff—Der Deutsche Hof zu Nowgorod. 1854.

Laszlo Szalay—Geschichte Ungarns. 1874.

A. N. Murav’ev—History of the Russian Church. 1842. (English translation by R. W. Blackmore.)

A. Pember—Ivan the Terrible.

A. M. H. J. Stokvis—Manuel d’Histoire, de Généalogie, et de Chronologie, etc. 1889.

Bar. Sigismund von Herberstein—Rerum Moscoviticorum commentarii. 1851. (English translation by R. H. Major.)