Ismail Gasprinskijs "Russisches Muslimentum" (1881). Das russische Muslimentum: Gedanken, Anmerkungen und Beobachtungen. Ismail Bej Gasprinskij
Journal: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)
Year: 2018

Discussion of the Crimean Tatar educational reformer Ismail Gasprinskii's 1881 brochure "The Russian Muslimhood" (Russkoe musul'manstvo), followed by Kemper's German translation of the Russian-language booklet in the present volume. Focus on Gasprinskii's effort to emphasize the links between the Muslims of Russia and the Russians (a "community of fate"); taking the anniversary Kulikovo Battle as the opportunity to remind the Russian government that Russia obtained a lot from the Tatars/Muslims,