LEADER 03623nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910970065503321 005 20240418054249.0 010 $a9786613486196 010 $a9781283486194 010 $a1283486199 010 $a9780299285135 010 $a0299285138 035 $a(CKB)2670000000186995 035 $a(OCoLC)780141955 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10537611 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000611779 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11355634 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611779 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10672314 035 $a(PQKB)11446124 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3445206 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17813 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3445206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10537611 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL348619 035 $a(OCoLC)927483952 035 $a(Perlego)4512112 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000186995 100 $a20110316d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe elusive empire $eKazan and the creation of Russia, 1552-1671 /$fMatthew P. Romaniello 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, Wis. $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299285142 311 08$a0299285146 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of Terms -- Introduction -- 1. Imperial Ideas -- 2. Conflicted Authorities -- 3. Foreign Interests -- 4. Loyal Enemies -- 5. Irregular Subjects -- 6. Subdued Rebels -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aIn 1552, Muscovite Russia conquered the city of Kazan on the Volga River. It was the first Orthodox Christian victory against Islam since the fall of Constantinople, a turning point that, over the next four years, would complete Moscow's control over the river. This conquest provided a direct trade route with the Middle East and would transform Muscovy into a global power. As Matthew Romaniello shows, however, learning to manage the conquered lands and peoples would take decades. Russia did not succeed in empire-building because of its strength, leadership, or even the weakness of its neighbors, Romaniello contends; it succeeded by managing its failures. Faced with the difficulty of assimilating culturally and religiously alien peoples across thousands of miles, the Russian state was forced to compromise in ways that, for a time, permitted local elites of diverse backgrounds to share in governance and to preserve a measure of autonomy. Conscious manipulation of political and religious language proved more vital than sheer military might. For early modern Russia, empire was still elusive-an aspiration to political, economic, and military control challenged by continuing resistance, mismanagement, and tenuous influence over vast expanses of territory. 606 $aReligion and politics$zRussia$xHistory 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zKazanskoe khanstvo 607 $aKazanskoe khanstvo$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union 607 $aRussia$xHistory$yPeriod of Consolidation, 1462-1605 607 $aRussia$xHistory$yTime of Troubles, 1598-1613 615 0$aReligion and politics$xHistory. 676 $a947/.04 700 $aRomaniello$b Matthew P$01800072 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970065503321 996 $aThe elusive empire$94356786 997 $aUNINA