History of international law in Russia
# History of international law in Russia

The history of international law in Russia is marked by several important periods, among these:

* Pre-Petrine international law;
* Peter I of Russia's reforms & Russia's Europeanization/Westernization, particularly in legal thought;
* 18th Century;
* 19th Century and liberalization;
   * Friedrich Martens
* Soviet international law;
   * Evgeny A. Korovin
* Post-Soviet harmonization with international law;

In Russian legal history, international and comparative method dates back to the sixteenth century.

