The monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.
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Christoph Witzenrath, Universität Bonn.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 314 ● ISBN 9783110696431 ● File size 27.0 MB ● Publisher De Gruyter ● City Berlin/Boston ● Published 2022 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8896604 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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