A History of Russian Law: From Ancient Times to the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649

by Feldbrugge

The beginnings of Russian law are documented by the Russo-Byzantine treaties of the 10th century and the oldest Russian law, the Russkaia Pravda. The tempestuous developments of the following centuries (the incessant wars among the princes, the Mongol invasion, the rise of the Novgorod republic) all left their marks on the legal system until the princes of Muscovy succeeded in reuniting the country. This resulted in the creation of major legislative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004346422
• ISBN13: 9789004346420
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 1118 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"