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Muscovite Fiscal Policy: 1462-1584

Muscovite Fiscal Policy: 1462-1584 MARC D. ZLOTNIK (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) Muscovite Fiscal Policy: 1462-1584* A crucial period in the development of the Muscovite state began in the mid-fifteenth century. The successful conclusion of the civil war and the con- solidation of power that followed brought the appanage period to a close. Vasilii II (1425-62) emerged from these struggles with undisputed authority over the territories of northeastern Rus', many of which had been recently brought under his hegemony. Ivan III (1462-1505) vigorously continued the gathering of the lands. With the final subjugation of Novgorod in 1478 the Muscovite state included almost all of the Great Russian lands and was brought face to face with powerful European neighbors. This meeting came at a time when Europe was undergoing a period of rapid transformation, a cen- tral part of which was the gunpowder revolution. As a matter of survival it was imperative that Muscovy keep pace with these developments. It was to be a costly undertaking.1 The most immediate task was the expensive process of rebuilding and strengthening fortifications to withstand artillery attacks. These efforts began in Novgorod in 1484 on the vulnerable western frontier, but soon came to in- clude the entire state. Armaments, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

Muscovite Fiscal Policy: 1462-1584

Zlotnik, Marc D.
Russian History , Volume 6 (1): 243 – Jan 1, 1979
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© 1979 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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MARC D. ZLOTNIK (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) Muscovite Fiscal Policy: 1462-1584* A crucial period in the development of the Muscovite state began in the mid-fifteenth century. The successful conclusion of the civil war and the con- solidation of power that followed brought the appanage period to a close. Vasilii II (1425-62) emerged from these struggles with undisputed authority over the territories of northeastern Rus', many of which had been recently brought under his hegemony. Ivan III (1462-1505) vigorously continued the gathering of the lands. With the final subjugation of Novgorod in 1478 the Muscovite state included almost all of the Great Russian lands and was brought face to face with powerful European neighbors. This meeting came at a time when Europe was undergoing a period of rapid transformation, a cen- tral part of which was the gunpowder revolution. As a matter of survival it was imperative that Muscovy keep pace with these developments. It was to be a costly undertaking.1 The most immediate task was the expensive process of rebuilding and strengthening fortifications to withstand artillery attacks. These efforts began in Novgorod in 1484 on the vulnerable western frontier, but soon came to in- clude the entire state. Armaments,

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