The Rise and Demise of the Myth of the Rus' Land

by Charles J. Halperin

The concept of the Rus' Land (russkaia zemlia) became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of "Russia," but it was actually a political myth, manipulated to provide legitimacy. Its meaning was dynastic--territories ruled by a member of the Riurikid/Volodimerovich princely clan. This book traces the history of its use from the tenth to the seventeenth century, outlining its changing religious (pagan to Christian)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802700110
• ISBN13: 9781802700114
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
• Length: 116 Pages