The Rise and Demise of the Myth of the Rus’ Land

The concept of the Rus' Land (russkaia zemlia) became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of "Russia," but it was actually a political myth, manipulated to provide legitimacy. Its meaning was dynastic--territories ruled by a member of the Ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Halperin, Charles J., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse 2022
Colección:Beyond medieval Europe.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009684829306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Rus' Land (tenth to fifteenth centuries)
  • The Rus' Land and national consciousness
  • The Tverian Land
  • Novgorodian Land
  • Suzdalian Land
  • Pskovian Land
  • Rus' Land and Ivan IV
  • The Muscovite Land
  • The Rus' Land in Ukraine and Belarus (fourteenth to seventeenth centuries).