Details

Subjects:

Russia -- History -- 17th century.
Russia -- Commerce -- History -- 17th century.
Russia -- Foreign economic relations.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

This work is the first comprehensive assessment of Russia's foreign trade flows and economic growth in the seventeenth century. By demonstrating the growing openness of the economy, it reveals a key element in Russia's rise to great power status.

Contents:

Preface; List of Maps and Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction: The Rise of Russian Foreign Trade in the 17th Century; Chapter Two Points of Encounter: Russia's Outlets to the World Markets; Chapter Three Demand-Driven Trade; Chapter Four The Russian Supply Response; Chapter Five The Evolution of the Arctic Route; Chapter Six The Changing Fortunes of the Baltic Route; Chapter Seven On the Significance of Cross-Border Trade; Chapter Eight New Horizons: Russian Trade with Asia and South-Eastern Europe; Chapter Nine Conclusions: Midwives of an Empire; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-85990-3
9786610859900
1-4294-2703-5
90-474-0552-8
1-4337-0403-X

OCLC:

476024494