The Origins of the Slavic Nations
Subtitle: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521864039
Subjects: European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); European studies; History: World; History; History - General History; Belarus (Belorussia); Russia; Ukraine; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; History / Europe / General; Origin; Religion; Slavs, Eastern
Description: xix, 379 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Contents … vii; title: Preface … ix; title: Note on transliteration, dates, and translations … xii; title: Maps … xiii; title: ◦; title: Introduction … 1; title: 1. The origins of Rus’ … 10; title: 2. What happened to the Rus’ Land? … 49; title: 3. The Lithuanian solution … 85; title: 4. The rise of Muscovy … 122; title: 5. The making of the Ruthenian nation … 161; title: 6. Was there a reunification? … 203; title: 7. The invention of Russia … 250; title: 8. Ruthenia, Little Russia, Ukraine … 299; title: Conclusions … 354; title: ◦; title: Author index … 363; title: General index … 367