Institutions, Economy, Society

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2026
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Abstract
This chapter examines how Moscow consolidated princely authority, develops administrative institutions, and strengthens cooperation between the state and the Church while preserving negotiated relations with the boyars. It analyses agricultural expansion, commercial recovery, Mongol influence, plague, migration, and artisanal growth, showing how trade networks gradually revived the economy despite persistent rural hardship. The chapter also evaluates debates concerning feudalism by comparing Rus landholding, vassalage, military service, and social organization with contemporary western European models and institutions. It describes the hierarchy of princes, boyars, peasants, and servitors, explaining changing land tenure, labour obligations, restrictions on peasant mobility, and the expansion of Muscovite authority. Finally, the chapter investigates gender, family, and religion by exploring how women gained rights, economic responsibilities, maternal authority. It also looks at the Church's conflicting attitudes towards female influence and social morality.
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Authors Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0010
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https://doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0010
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