02251nam 2200409 450 991064595190332120230513075532.0(CKB)5860000000285410(NjHacI)995860000000285410(EXLCZ)99586000000028541020230513d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Russian empire, slaving and liberation, 1480-1725 trans-cultural worldviews in Eurasia /Christoph WitzenrathBerlin :De Gruyter,[2022]©20221 online resource (289 pages) illustrations, mapsDependency and slavery studies3-11-069658-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Trade Routes and Slaving Zones in Eurasia. Empire, Ideology and Framing Legitimate Human Merchandise -- Chapter 2 The Conquest of Kazan -- Chapter 3 Redemption, Ritual and Exodus -- Chapter 4 Spreading Liberation Ideas -- Chapter 5 Slavery, Ransom and Loyalty in Muscovy -- Chapter 6 Slavery and Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.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.Dependency and slavery studies.SlaveryHistoryRussiaHistory1689-1801SlaveryHistory.306.36209Witzenrath Christoph1281018NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910645951903321The Russian empire, slaving and liberation, 1480-17253364648UNINA