1st Edition
Russia Reverts to Muscovy What if We Simply Drop "Russia" from the Discourse?
By Stefan Hedlund
Copyright 2025
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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Russia Reverts to Muscovy explores the implications of removing the notion of “Russia” from political and scholarly discourse.
The book posits the following questions: Should the state ruled from Moscow be termed “Russia”? Might not “Muscovy” be more appropriate? It reflects on how academia has conceptualized developments among the Eastern Slavs over the centuries from the early days of... Read more
Preface; 1. Why it Matters; 2. The Mythology of Muscovite Supremacy; 3. Muscovite State Building; 4. Resilience of the Muscovite Institutions; 5. Why Social Science Fails to Get it; 6. Outlook for Muscovy 2.0; 7. Coda – Final Reflections; References; Index
Biography
Stefan Hedlund is Senior Professor of Russian and East European Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden.
