Russia Reverts to Muscovy explores the implications of removing the notion of "Russia" from political and scholarly discourse.
The book posits the following questions: Should the state ruled from Moscow be termed "Russia"? Might not "Muscovy" be more appropriate? It reflects on how academia has conceptualized developments among the Eastern Slavs over the centuries from the early days of Muscovy up until the present-day Russian Federation with the result that by consistently viewing events through a Moscow lens the West has been instrumental in supporting Muscovite claims to hegemony and thus in allowing Moscow to play an outsized role not only in the region but also in global geopolitics. This book highlights the more recent developments of the Muscovite state, and the increasingly hollow nature of the claims of the Russian Federation to represent all of Russia.
Exploring how the Eastern Slav world could be conceptualized differently and how this world might develop in reality, this book will be of interest to researchers in International Relations, Ethnic Studies, Political Science, and Central Asian, Russian and Soviet Politics.
| ISBN: | 9781032627670 |
| Publication date: | 3rd February 2025 |
| Author: | Stefan Hedlund |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Genres: |
European history Regional / International studies Politics and government |
Russia Reverts to Muscovy explores the implications of removing the notion of "Russia" from political and scholarly discourse.
The book posits the following questions: Should the state ruled from Moscow be termed "Russia"? Might not "Muscovy" be more appropriate? It reflects on how academia has conceptualized developments among the Eastern Slavs over the centuries from the early days of Muscovy up until the present-day Russian Federation with the result that by consistently viewing events through a Moscow lens the West has been instrumental in supporting Muscovite claims to hegemony and thus in allowing Moscow to play an outsized role not only in the region but also in global geopolitics. This book highlights the more recent developments of the Muscovite state, and the increasingly hollow nature of the claims of the Russian Federation to represent all of Russia.
Exploring how the Eastern Slav world could be conceptualized differently and how this world might develop in reality, this book will be of interest to researchers in International Relations, Ethnic Studies, Political Science, and Central Asian, Russian and Soviet Politics.
Russia Reverts to Muscovy features in the following genres: European history, Regional / International studies, Politics and government
Russia Reverts to Muscovy is available in Hardback
Russia Reverts to Muscovy was written by Stefan Hedlund and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Russia Reverts to Muscovy has 192 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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