Includes bibliographical references (p. 168) and index.
Contents
The Kremlin in history -- A citadel of wood -- The third Rome -- Ivan the awe-inspiring -- Troubled times -- A window to the West -- Enlightened empress - or autocrat? -- Russia under the Romanovs -- Nerve center of the Soviet state -- The Kremlin in literature -- Reference. Chronology of Russian history ; Genealogy: the Romanov dynasty ; Guide to the Kremlin ; Selected bibliography ; Acknowledgments and picture credits ; Index.