К вопросу о численности вооруженных сил российского государства в XVI в.
Оn the issue of a quantity of the Russian Army in the 16th century
Author(s): A. N. Lobin Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Vasilij III; Ivan the Terrible; military forces
Summary/Abstract: The Author puts forward a new method of figuring out the number of the armed units members in the second half of the XVI cent.. The method is based on calculating golova (heads), i. e. commanders of a sotnya (one hundred) mentioned in razryadnye books. To summarize the author states that in certain campaigns cavalry units numbering up to 10 000-12 000 people could take part while in some military expeditions up to 20 000 people.
Journal: Петербургские славянские и балканские исследования
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 1+2
- Page Range: 45-78
- Page Count: 34
- Language: Russian
