Reimagining Kievan Rus’ in Unimagined Europe
Roman K. Kovalev
Russia’s place in Europe is an old question, one that answered differently depending on its eras of history, the generations scholars who study this issue, and their backgrounds. How Kievan Rus’ period Russian history may “fit” into medieval European perhaps not as well studied are other epochs, although Soviet historiography quite strong, it nearly always attempted to situate “Feudal Europe.” Marxist historians had no doubts was European, were West cartographers geographers. Reasons for why, when, how, where Russia came be written out Europe, which has been generally understood Latin West, still clear. Recent scholarship argued need reevaluate entire antiquated notion “medieval Europe” being only include “Other Europe,” or Eastern-rite states occupied half Continent. The new book by Christian Raffensperger attempts find ways “Europe” through reimagining it. However, because author does reimagine “Europe,” he squeezes compromises former’s uniqueness also writes rest Europe.
Russian History-histoire Russe