books.google.fr - This is a comprehensive account of the rise of the late medieval Russian monarchy with Moscow as its capital, which was to become the territorial core of the Soviet Union. The legacy of the Grand Princes and Tsars of Muscovy -- a tradition of strong governmental authority, the absence of legal corporations,...https://books.google.fr/books/about/The_Formation_of_Muscovy_1300_1613.html?hl=fr&id=MMwFBAAAQBAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Formation of Muscovy 1300 - 1613