The Kazan and the Creation of Russia, 1552-1671 Romaniello, Matthew P. text Electronic books. xx University of Wisconsin Press 2012 monographic eng

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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. e-ur--- 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 HISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union DK100 .R66 2012 947.04 (DLC) 2011011573 0299285138 (electronic bk.) 9780299285135 (electronic bk.) 348619 MIL http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10537611 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=490302 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619&ref=toc http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10537611 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=490302 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=348619&ref=toc IDEBK 120312 20200709055611.0 ocn780141955