Enserfment and Military Change in Muscovy.

Richard Hellie. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part I. The Rise of the Middle Service Class 2. The Creation of the Middle Service Class 3. The Conscious Rise of the Middle Service Class Part II. The Enserfment of the Russian Peasantry 4. The Introduction of St. George’s Day 5. The “Forbidden Years” 6. The Statute of Limitations on the Recovery of Fugitive Peasants 7. Repeal of the Statute of Limitations 8. Consequences of the Repeal of the Statute of Limitations Part III. The Gunpowder Revolution in Muscovy 9. The Beginnings 10. Major Reform Aborted 11. The Triumph of Reform 12. The Old Army after the Reform 13. The Legacy of the Reform 14. The Persistence of Serfdom Notes Abbreviations of Works Cited Index