Synopses & Reviews
"... an imaginative and dispassionate re-examination of the significance of the Mongol Conquest and its aftermath for Russia's historical development." --Slavic Review
"On all counts Russia and the Golden Horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations." --History
"Combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, Halperin has produced both a much-needed synthesis and an important original work." --Library Journal
"Halperin's new book combines sound scholarship and a flair for storytelling that should help publicize this all too unfamiliar tale in the West." --Virginia Quarterly Review
"It is a seminal work that will be repeatedly cited in the future... " --The Historian
"... ingenious and highly articulate... " --Russian Review
Review
"It is impossible to understand Gorbachev if you do not reflect on Genghis Khan. This is not to say that Gorbachev is a new world-class conqueror but rather that his political mentality, like that of all Russian leaders for the past 700 years, has been shaped in great measure by the protracted Mongol occupation of Russia that began early in the 13th century. Halperin's new book combines sound scholarship and a flair for storytelling that should help publicize this all too unfamiliar tale in the West." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
I The Medieval Ethno-Religious Frontier
II Kievan Rus' and the Steppe
III The Mongol Empire and the Golden Horde
IV The Mongol Administration of Russia
V The Mongol Role in Russian Politics
VI The Russian "Theory" of Mongol Rule
VII Economic and Demographic Consequences
VIII The Mongols and the Muscovite Autocracy
IX The Mongols and Russian Society
X Cultural Life
XI Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index