The founding of Russia's navy : Peter the Great and the Azov Fleet, 1688-1714
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The founding of Russia's navy : Peter the Great and the Azov Fleet, 1688-1714
（Contributions in military studies, no. 159）
Greenwood Press, 1995
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Bibliography: p. [201]-206
Includes index
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Description
The reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725), long regarded as the turning point in the Europeanization of Russia, witnessed the establishment of Russia's first modern navy, the Azov Sea fleet. Its creation evokes a fundamental question about the era: was Peter a reformer or a revolutionary? This three-part study examines Russia's maritime experience in the 17th and early 18th centuries in order to address this central question. The author argues that Peter's development of the navy was revolutionary in the scale and level of technology brought to fruition through the reform of existing political and social structures.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: Russia and the Sea Before the Seventeenth Century Precedents The First Romanovs and the Sea (The Seventeenth Century) Preparations Beginnings, 1688-1696 The Grand Embassy to Europe, 1697-1698 Permanence New Enterprises, Old Solutions Growth, Change, and Mission, 1697-1700 Admiralty Administration and Finances, 1700-1710 Renewal and Ruin, 1700-1712 The Lessons of Azov: The Baltic Fleet, 1702-1715 Conclusion: The Navy and Peter the Great's Russia Appendix (Tables 1-19) Glossary of Ship Types Bibliography Index
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