The early years [electronic resource] : 9th-11th centuries (882-1069) / Vladimir Plougin ; translated by Gennady Baskov ; edited by Claudiu A. Secara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plougin, Vladimir.

Contributor:

Bashkov, Gennady.

Secara, Claudiu A.

Series:

History of Russian intelligence ; v. 1.

Russian intelligence services ; v. 1

A history of Russian intelligence ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intelligence service--Russia--History.

Intelligence service.

Intelligence service--Soviet Union--History.

Intelligence service--Russia (Federation)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Russia's tumultuous early history is unearthed with a view to deciphering the strategies and stratagems that prevailed. Written by best-selling Russian author Vladimir Plougin, a professor at Moscow State University, the stories are drawn from ancient chr

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword: "In Pursuit of My Lord's Quest ."; Chapter I.AT THE SOURCES; 1. A Commotion on the Rhine, or How the Russians AlarmedEurope for the First Time; 2. Strange Customs of the Arsanians; 3. A Ballad to the Intelligence Services of the Prophetic Oleg; 4. Intelligence Among Slavs and Russians According toEarly Medieval Authors; 5. A Woman Saves the City; 6. How a Lad, together with Voivode Pretich, Saved Kiev, orDisinformation as a Factor in Victory; Chapter II.UNEQUAL COMPETITION:SVYATOSLAV'S INTELLIGENCE AGAINST BYZANTIUM AND ITS ALLIES

1. The First Balkan Campaign. Voivode Volk2. Calokir's Scheme and Svyatoslav's New Plans. War withByzantium; 3. Intelligence Among the Byzantines and Russians; 4. Defeat at Arkadiopolis; 5. Svyatoslav's Agents at the Greek Camp. Tzimisces Crosses theRhodope Mountains; 6. The Collapse of the Russian and Bulgarian Union; 7. "The Storm Was Raging, the Rain Was Heavy." The Night Raid July 28, 971; 8. Ikmor's Death. Sacrifice to Perun; 9. Byzantine Ears at Svyatoslav's War Council. Investigation andCastigation; 10. The Last Battle. The Dorostol Peace

11. A Landscape with Oarsmen and Horsemen. Death at the DnieperRapids. Whose Fault?12. The Skull Chalice. Valediction to the Great Prince SvyatoslavIgorevich; Chapter III.THE SECRET WARS OF PRINCE VLADIMIR'S TIMES; 1. A Hunting Accident and the Beginning of the Power Struggleamong Svyatoslav's Heirs (the Svyatoslavichi); 2. A Tale about the First Renegade; 3. Vladimir's War March on Korsun; 4. Anastasius' Story in the Chronicles; 5. Anastasius. A Quick Portrait; 6. Zhdebern; 7. Anastasius's Star, or the First Agent Who Defected to the West; 8. Russian Strategic Intelligence in the South

9. Folk Wits10. Vladimir's Domestic Law-and-Order Philosophy; Chapter IV.EPIC HEROES; 1. History and the Heroic Epics; 2. Ilya Muromets and his Friends. "Heroic Outposts"; 3. An Epic Picture of Ilya Muromets; 4. Dounai; 5. Dobrynia Nikitich; 6. Alesha Popovich; 7. The Case of the Stolen Silver Chalice; 8. Dobrynia and Marinka; 9. The Vicissitudes of Service (Intrigues, Conflicts, Dungeons, etc.); 10. Epos and History. Who of the Heroes Served or Could HaveServed Vladimir Svyatoslavich?; 11. Russian Secret Services under Vladimir. A Summary

Chapter V.SVYATOPOLK, SON OF YAROPOLK, AND VLADIMIR'S HEIRS1. Son or Stepson?; 2. The Shadow of Yaropolk; 3. Fortune Smiles on Svyatopolk; 4. "Poutsha's Lads"; 5. Two Varangians; 6. Crimson Dawns; 7. How Yaroslav the Wise Came Close to BecomingYaroslav the Daft; 8. Svyatopolk's Return. An Interpretation of the "Eimund Yarn"; 9. Svyatopolk's Return in the Chronicles. Battle at Volhyn'; 10. Svyatopolk's End. A Version of the "Eimund Yarn"; 11. "Between the Czechs and the Liakhs." The Russian Version; ADDENDUM. THE FIRST PRESERVED REPORT FROM A RUSSIAN AGENT; Bibliography (in English)

Bibliography (in Russian) 263

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-34647-7

9786610346479

1-892941-25-2

0-87586-149-0

OCLC:

123112568