THE HUNS IN WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS: IMAGES, STEREOTYPES AND CIVILIZATION
Journal: Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Kul turologiya i iskusstvovedenie
Year: 2015

This paper argues that the negative stereotyping of the Huns in the Western consciousness has to do with the geopolitical framework of Eurasia as outlined in the work of the influential British geographer Mackinder. By laying the connection between the Eurasian space as the cradle of horse civilization and this geopolitical theory it will be easier to understand the drives for world power of equestrian people in the Eurasian space, like the Huns of Atilla and their negative stereotypes and image