"Russian threat" in the letters of Riga's archbishop Wilhelm in 1530-1550  Cover Image

"Русская опасность" в письмах Рижского архиепископа Вильгельма за 1530-1550 гг.
"Russian threat" in the letters of Riga's archbishop Wilhelm in 1530-1550

Author(s): M. Maasing
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Livonia; Riga's archepiscopacy; epistolary heritage; Ivan the Terrible (1533-1584): foreign policy

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important political actors in 16th century Livonia was archbishop Wilhelm of Riga, who was in 1540s and 1550s quite concerned with the "Russian threat" (the term which had become relevant since 1470s). His confrontation in this question with Teutonic Order in Livonia was one of the main causes, which led to Livonia's last internal conflict, the Coadjutor's Feud.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 184-194
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian