Military history of Rus' Xll - Xllll centuries. Eliseev M.

The history of any state can be studied from different angles, but sometimes it seems that the whole past consists of wars alone. It is clear that thinking is not quite fair, but this book considers it precisely the Russian military history of the most difficult time from the death of Andrei Bogolyubsky in the summer of 1174 and until 1215, when the German crusaders were established in the Baltic states. There were so many conflicts and wars at this time that not all of them managed to mention. The famous Vsevolod Big Nest fought for power in Suzdal land, fought with the Volga Bulgaria and the Ryazan principality. South Rus' fought with the Polovtsy. In the Baltic states, the Russians first encountered crusaders and unexpectedly small skirmishes and border conflicts resulted in a centuries-old confrontation between Russian principalities and German spiritual and kernel orders.