03879cam a2200649M 4500 ocn780141955 OCoLC 20200709055611.0 m d cr un|---uuuuu 120312s2012 xx o 000 0 eng d IDEBK IDEBK YDXCP CDX E7B OCLCO N$T 780273380 785870685 787844273 813218795 0299285138 (electronic bk.) 9780299285135 (electronic bk.) 9780299285142 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0299285146 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9786613486196 (OCoLC)780141955 (OCoLC)780273380 (OCoLC)785870685 (OCoLC)787844273 (OCoLC)813218795 490302 (N$T) 348619 MIL e-ur--- DK100 .R66 2012 HIS 010010 bisacsh HIS 012000 bisacsh HIS 032000 bisacsh 947.04 N$TA The Elusive Empire : Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552-1671 [electronic resource]. University of Wisconsin Press 2012. 1 online resource (0 p.) <DIV><P>In 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.<BR> 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. </P></DIV> Includes bibliographical references and index. Soviet Union Foreign relations. Kazanskoe khanstvo Foreign relations Soviet Union. Russia History Period of Consolidation, 1462-1605. Russia History Time of Troubles, 1598-1613. Orthodox Eastern Church Russia History. Religion and politics Russia History. HISTORY / Europe / Eastern bisacsh HISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics bisacsh HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union bisacsh Electronic books. Romaniello, Matthew P. Print version:C Original 9780299285142 0299285146 0299285138 (DLC) 2011011573 MyiLibrary http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619 ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10537611 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=490302 Table of contents http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619&ref=toc Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 348619 YBP Library Services YANK 5958959 Coutts Information Services COUT 21167363 ebrary EBRY ebr10537611 EBSCOhost EBSC 490302 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51666 51666