Yulia Mikhailova holds a PhD in Medieval History from the University of New Mexico.

Elegant writing always looks effortless and the same is true of persuasive historical research. Mikhailova merits such praise. Her work brings together two major medieval historiographical themes usually treated in isolation from one another: western feudo-vassalic relations and the nature of power, authority, and land tenure in Rus (medieval Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia), in order to suggest that the latter had some similarities to the former.

• Introduction1. Rus and Latin Europe: Words, Concepts, and Phenomena2. Medieval Texts and Professional Belief Systems: Latin, Church Slavonic, and Vernacular Political Narratives3. Elite Domination in Rus' and Latin Europe: Princely Power and Banal Lordship4. Interprincely Agreement and a Question of Feudo-Vassalic Relations5. ConclusionsBibliography

Yulia Mikhailova holds a PhD in Medieval History from the University of New Mexico.

Elegant writing always looks effortless and the same is true of persuasive historical research. Mikhailova merits such praise. Her work brings together two major medieval historiographical themes usually treated in isolation from one another: western feudo-vassalic relations and the nature of power, authority, and land tenure in Rus (medieval Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia), in order to suggest that the latter had some similarities to the former.

• Introduction1. Rus and Latin Europe: Words, Concepts, and Phenomena2. Medieval Texts and Professional Belief Systems: Latin, Church Slavonic, and Vernacular Political Narratives3. Elite Domination in Rus' and Latin Europe: Princely Power and Banal Lordship4. Interprincely Agreement and a Question of Feudo-Vassalic Relations5. ConclusionsBibliography