P. V. Krylov. “Get behind someone else’s game”. Book review: Travin D. Ya. Why has Russia
lagged behind? St. Petersburg: European University in St. Petersburg, 2021 // Petersburg historical journal, no. 2, 2022, pp. 222–227

Abstract:

The review analyzes a polemical book that examines the history of Russia in the Middle Ages and
early Modern times in the context of modernization theory. The author of the reviewed work convincingly proves the objective reasons for the lower intensity of modernization of Russia against the background of neighboring countries.

Key words: Middle Ages, trade, banking, navigation, modernization.

Author:

Krylov, Pavel Valentinovich — Candidate of Historical Sciences, researcher at the SPBI RAS.

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