"Russia's Steppe Frontier Review" Topic
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Tango01  | 10 Mar 2023 8:37 p.m. PST |
" This is Michael Khodarkovsky's study of Russia's colonial empire in the south between 1500 and 1800. This is a book that the current Russian President ought to read, as it shows how Russia colonised lands, incorporating or displacing the inhabitants, that he now claims are historically Russian. The book starts with a couple of academic chapters discussing the sociology and frontier concepts in Muscovy. The narrative history is divided into two chapters covering 1480 to 1600 and then 1600 to 1800. Russia's opportunity to expand came about as a result of the decline of the Golden Horde. The various Khanates ruled over vast swathes of what is today southern Russia. To give some idea of the distance, the border at Kulikovo was only 173 miles from Moscow, while Kharkiv in modern-day Ukraine is 531 miles away from Moscow. Crimea is even further…"
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| Cuprum2 | 10 Mar 2023 9:13 p.m. PST |
Khodarkovsky – the historian? Ridiculous))) |
| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2023 3:34 p.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 11 Mar 2023 5:06 p.m. PST |
If this is the Khodarkovsky I am thinking of he is to be fair a Professor of History at Loyola in Chicago |
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