1

Timur in Russia

By Clay Lane

Timur, Muslim lord of Samarkand, threw his weight behind the Golden Horde’s subjugation of Christian Russia, with unexpected results.

2

A Passion for Meddling

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden questioned both the wisdom and the motives of politicians who intervene on foreign soil.

3

Dmitry the Pretender

By Clay Lane

Boris Godunov was crowned Tsar of All Russia in 1598 in the belief that Tsar Ivan’s son Dmitry was dead — but was he?

4

‘Nobody Wants to Invade You’

By Richard Cobden

Richard Cobden told an Edinburgh peace conference that the biggest threat to the United Kingdom’s security was her own foreign policy.

5

Invitation to a Viking

From The Russian Primary Chronicle

The interminable squabbling among the Slavic peoples around the southeast Baltic prompted their leaders to drastic action.

6

The Great Northern War

By Clay Lane

Peter the Great wanted Russia to join the nations of Western Europe, but the nations of Western Europe refused to make room for him.