16,25 € 15,44 € Ajouter au panier | MAA 333 : ARMIES OF MEDIEVAL RUSSIA OSPREY In the centuries following the first expeditions down the great rivers of northern Russia by Viking traders and adventurers, the foundations for a new state were laid. Many influences _combined in this colourful culture which grew up first around the great cities of Kiev and Novgorod – Scandinavian, Finnish, Slav, _steppe Turkish, Byzantine. By the time of the Mongol invasions of the 12th century the small enclaves of the old pagan Rus’, tolerated by the Khazar Khans for their commercial usefulness, had evolved into a Christian nation. Its story is told here in_fascinating detail, and illustrated with striking colour reconstructions of the warriors themselves. Texte en anglais
48 pages
Format : 18,5 x 24,8
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