Russian Empire, Slaving and Liberation, 1480–1725 : Trans-cultural Worldviews…
Russian Empire, Slaving and Liberation, 1480–1725 : Trans-cultural Worldviews in Eurasia, Paperback by Witzenrath, Christoph, ISBN 311152096X, ISBN-13 9783111520964, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.