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This is the first English translation of important writings on the Thirty Years' War by the great Soviet historian B.F. Porshnev. Dukes has selected the most enlightening areas of Porshnev's unparalleled research to fill a crucial gap in our understanding of the conflict, and has set Porshnev's work firmly in context with a comprehensive introduction and evaluation. A significant reinterpretation of a fascinating period, the book will interest Russian specialists and those working generally around seventeenth century European history.

This is an English translation of important writings on the Thirty Years War by the great Soviet historian B.F. Porshnev. Little is known of the Muscovite contribution to the conflict and Paul Dukes, a specialist in ancien regime Russia, has selected the most valuable areas of Porshnev's archival research to fill a gap in the literature of the 17th century. In placing this work in the context of Porshnev's larger undertaking, Professor Dukes' introduction assesses Porshnev's critics and evaluates his contribution to our understanding of the Thirty Years War and of relations between Eastern...