Martin J. Medieval Russia, 980-1584

Cambridge—New York—Melbourne—Madrid—Cape Town—Singapore—São Paulo: Cambridge University Press, 2008. — 540 p. — ISBN: 978-0-511-36800-4. — ISBN: 978-0-521-85916-5. — ISBN: 978-0-521-67636-6.This revised edition is a concise, yet comprehensive narrative of the history of Russia from the reign of Vladimir I the Saint, through to the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible. Supplementing the original edition with results of recently published scholarship as well as her own research, Janet Martin emphasizes the dynamics of Russia's political evolution from the loose federation of principalities known as Kievan Rus' through the era of Mongol domination to the development of the Muscovite state.The era of Vladimir I
Princes and politics (1015—1125)
Kievan Rus' society
Kievan Rus': the final century
The Golden Horde
The Russian lands within the Golden Horde
The Daniilovich ascension
The unification and centralization of Muscovy
Muscovite domestic consolidation
Foreign policy and foreign trade
Ivan IV the Terrible
Conclusions and controversies