The Rise and Demise of the Myth of the Rus’ Land
The concept of the Rus’ Land (russkaia zemlia) became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of “Russia,” but it was actually a political myth, manipulated to provide legitimacy. Its meaning was dynastic—territories ruled by a member of the Riurikid/Volodimer...
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| description | The concept of the Rus’ Land (russkaia zemlia) became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of “Russia,” but it was actually a political myth, manipulated to provide legitimacy. Its meaning was dynastic—territories ruled by a member of the Riurikid/Volodimerovich princely clan. This book traces the history of its use from the tenth to the seventeenth century, outlining its changing religious (pagan to Christian) and geographic elements (from the Dnieper River valley in Ukraine in Kievan Rus’ to Muscovy in Russia) and considers alternative “land” concepts which failed to rise to the ideological heights of the Rus’ Land. Although the Rus’ Land was never an ethnic or national concept, and never expanded its appeal beyond an elite lay and clerical audience, understanding its evolution sheds light upon the cultural and intellectual history of the medieval and early modern East Slavs. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-926132025-08-13T13:42:41Z The Rise and Demise of the Myth of the Rus’ Land Halperin, Charles J. East Slavic medieval history, russkaia zemlia, Russia, Ukraine, Russian nationalism, thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history The concept of the Rus’ Land (russkaia zemlia) became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of “Russia,” but it was actually a political myth, manipulated to provide legitimacy. Its meaning was dynastic—territories ruled by a member of the Riurikid/Volodimerovich princely clan. This book traces the history of its use from the tenth to the seventeenth century, outlining its changing religious (pagan to Christian) and geographic elements (from the Dnieper River valley in Ukraine in Kievan Rus’ to Muscovy in Russia) and considers alternative “land” concepts which failed to rise to the ideological heights of the Rus’ Land. Although the Rus’ Land was never an ethnic or national concept, and never expanded its appeal beyond an elite lay and clerical audience, understanding its evolution sheds light upon the cultural and intellectual history of the medieval and early modern East Slavs. 2022-10-13T04:01:33Z 2022-10-13T04:01:33Z 2022-10-12T14:40:48Z 2022 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58585 9781802700114 9781802700572 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/92613 eng Beyond Medieval Europe open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58585/1/9781802700565.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58585/1/9781802700565.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58585/1/9781802700565.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/58585/1/9781802700565.pdf Arc Humanities Press 10.17302/BME-9781802700565 10.17302/BME-9781802700565 f13fc637-eaa8-4720-b1fa-dafaccb9c6d2 9781802700114 9781802700572 116 open access |
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