It is said that the Idea and behaviors of contemporary Russian foreign policy had stemmed from the experiences of tsarist Russia. That's right, of course, but we need to come down to the medieval times before Russian imperial ages if we trace the orig...
It is said that the Idea and behaviors of contemporary Russian foreign policy had stemmed from the experiences of tsarist Russia. That's right, of course, but we need to come down to the medieval times before Russian imperial ages if we trace the origins of contemporary Russian foreign policy. The scope of this work reaches from the period of Prince Riurik of Kiev Rys to that of tsar Mikhail Romanov. Making a general outlook to leaders, theirs role, and main events of Russian foreign policy in the middle ages on the bases of literature, the author tried to analyze historical origins embedded in the orientation, underlining tones, major lines, tactical principles, and strategic thinking in contemporary Russian foreign policy and focused on the causes of specific foreign policy development on the bases of empirical evidence. This work consists of comprehensive accounts of the foreign policy of Kiev Great Principality, Novgorod Feudal Republic, Vladimir Great Principality, and Moscow Great Principality(state) etc.