Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 212 Seiten).
ISBN:
978-1-7883-1747-4
,
978-1-7883-1746-7
,
978-1-7883-1745-0
Uniform Title:
Byzantine heritage, archaeology, and politics between Russia and the Ottoman Empire: Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople (1894-1914)
Content:
"There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire. In 1894, Imperial Russia opened one of the world's leading centres for Byzantine archaeology in Istanbul, the Russian Archaeological Institute - its purpose was to stake the claim that Russia was the correct heir to 'Tsargrad' (as Istanbul was referred to in Russian circles). This then is the history of that institute, and the history of Russia's efforts to reclaim its Middle East - events since in the Crimea, Syria and Georgia are all to some extent wrapped up in that historical framework. Ure looks at the founding of the Russian Archaeological Institute, its aims and its place in the 'digging-race' which characterised the late Imperial phase of modern history. Above all she shows how the practise of history has been used as a political tool, a form of "soft power". This book will appeal to Byzantine scholars and archaeologists as well as historians of Russia in the late 19th century."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Dissertation London School of Economics and Political Science 2014
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-7883-1012-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Archäologie
;
Anspruch
;
Byzanz
;
Archäologie
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.5040/9781788317474
URL:
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