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Изобретая первую войну России и Европы: Балтийские войны второй половины XVI в. глазами современников и потомков [Inventing the First War Between Russia and Europe: The Baltic Wars of the Second Half of the 16th Century Through the Eyes of Contemporaries and Descendants]
Filiushkin, Aleksandr I.

In his book, Aleksandr I. Filiushkin examines the Livonian War (1558–1583) through the lens of contemporary and later sources, analyzing how perceptions of the conflict were constructed, transmitted, and transformed in historical memory.

Review by: Ermolaeva, Anastasiia, 2025-09-08 10:03
#Filiushkin, Aleksandr I.
#Baltics
#Eastern Europe
#Historiography
#Ideology
#Ivan IV Vasilyevich
#Early Modern

Gewalt und Gefangenschaft im Mittelalter
Meier, Frank

Frank Meier introduces the topics of violence and captivity in medieval warfare. He confronts normative thinking about violence with the practices of violence.

Review by: Kister, Michael, 2025-09-03 10:31
#Meier, Frank
#Europe
#Historiography
#Prisoners of War
#Violence
#Early Modern
#Middle Ages

Historicizing Sunni Islam in the Ottoman Empire, c.1450-c.1750
Krstić, Tijana and Terzioğlu, Derin

This book examines the formation of Sunni orthodoxy in the Ottoman Empire during the early modern period.

Review by: Bozkaya, Ipek, 2025-08-13 09:10
#Krstić, Tijana
#Terzioğlu, Derin
#Ottoman Empire
#Islamic Studies
#Safavids
#Sunni Islam
#Early Modern

The Rise and Demise of the Myth of the Rus’ Land
Halperin, Charles J.

In this short book, Charles J. Halperin examines the transformation of the myth of the Rus’ Land. According to the author’s concept, this myth, which originated in the pre-Christian era (before 988), evolved from a clan-based myth into a dynastic legend of the Rurikids. Initially associated exclusively with the Dnieper River valley, the myth was transferred in the 14th century to the Suzdal region (translatio of the Rus’ land), where Moscow rulers (Vladimirovichi, a branch of the Rurikids dynasty) monopolized it.

Review by: Gvozdev, Egor, 2025-01-21 02:06
#Halperin, Charles J.
#Eastern Europe
#Grand Duchy of Moscow
#Novgorodian Republic
#Principality of Tver
#Rus
#Cultural History
#Ivan IV Vasilyevich
#Early Modern
#Middle Ages

Tsars and impostors. The struggle of ideas in Russia in the Time of Troubles
Antonov, Dimitrij I.

Dr. Antonov’s book is fascinating and sheds new light on the Time of Trouble perception. The monograph is essential for researchers of the history of the Tsardom of Russia in the Early Modern period and all the more for cultural history specialists.

Review by: Gvozdev, Egor, 2024-06-11 12:39
#Antonov, Dimitrij I.
#Grand Duchy of Moscow
#Cultural History
#Boris Godunov
#Vasilij Shuijskij
#Early Modern

The Starodub War, 1534–37: From the History of Russian-Lithuanian Relations
Krom, Mikhail M.

The book is dedicated to the Starodub war of 1534–1537 between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The author aims to reconstruct the military conflict from its beginning to the armistice phase and the exchange of prisoners.

Review by: Gvozdev, Egor, 2023-05-08 08:15
#Krom, Mikhail M.
#Grand Duchy of Lithuania
#Grand Duchy of Moscow
#Military History
#Sigismund I.
#Vasilij III.
#Early Modern

Den Feind beschreiben. “Türkengefahr” und europäisches Wissen über das Osmanische Reich 1450-1600
Höfert, Almut

Almut Höfert’s comprehensive study, based on her dissertation, examines not only what these authors considered worth knowing, but also in what format the information was organized and presented. She assumes that the phenomenon of the Turkish fear, a specific enemy discourse of that time, led to Europeans describing their enemies more closely, engendering a more empirical look at the Ottomans, their government, culture, and religious practices.

Review by: Mallas, Simon, 2023-05-08 02:57
#Höfert, Almut
#Ottoman Empire
#Diplomacy
#Ethnography
#Turkish fear
#Early Modern

Die europäischen Mächte und der „Lange Türkenkrieg“ Kaiser Rudolfs II. (1593–1606)
Niederkorn, Jan

The book gives an overview of the initial situation of the states who were directly involved with the war and deals with the involvement of European states in this conflict.

Review by: Mallas, Simon, 2022-09-27 08:51
#Niederkorn, Jan
#Ottoman Empire
#Clement VIII
#Early Modern

Das Kreuz und der Halbmond. Die Geschichte der Türkenkriege
Matschke, Klaus Peter

The Book retells the history of the Turkish wars from the crusades in the 14th centuries until the great Turkish war in 1699.

Review by: Mallas, Simon, 2022-03-18 04:30
#Matschke, Klaus Peter
#Ottoman Empire
#Historiography
#Crusades
#Early Modern
#Middle Ages

Princeps omni laude maior. A History of Stephen the Great
Gorovei Ștefan S. and Székely, Maria Magdalena

Ștefan S. Gorovei and Maria Magdalena Székely are both professors at the Faculty of History at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania.

Review by: Chiriluş, Oana-Andreea, 2021-10-11 10:59
#Gorovei Ștefan S.
#Székely, Maria Magdalena
#Southern and Central Europe
#Historiography
#Ștefan cel Mare
#Stephen the Great
#Early Modern

The Power of Words
Cristea, Ovidiu

Ovidiu Cristea’s attention is focused on words, gestures, and information related to warfare and how they were transmitted and understood in Danubian Principalities

Review by: Chiriluş, Oana-Andreea, 2021-10-11 10:48
#Cristea, Ovidiu
#Eastern Europe
#Ottoman Empire
#Communication
#Early Modern

Zeichen und Medien des Militärischen am Fürstenhof im frühneuzeitlichen Europa
Müller, Matthias (ed.)

The anthology Zeichen und Medien des Militärischen am Fürstenhof im frühneuzeitlichen Europa includes articles about art and culture at noble courts

Review by: Döring, Gwendolyn, 2021-09-18 05:39
#Müller, Matthias (ed.)
#Europe
#Germany
#Music
#Burials
#Chivalry
#Early Modern

Krieg in der Oper
Roth, Dennis

In his monograph Krieg in der Oper, Dennis Roth discusses the occurrence of war-related topics and motives in opera.

Review by: Döring, Gwendolyn, 2021-09-18 05:33
#Roth, Dennis
#Europe
#Italy
#Music
#Narrative Theory
#Opera
#Early Modern

Zeitgeschichte auf der Opernbühne. Barockes Musiktheater in Hamburg im Dienst von Politik und Diplomatie
Schröder, Dorothea

In her postdoctoral thesis (Habilitation), Dorothea Schröder studies the operatic staging of contemporary history in late 17th to early 18th century Hamburg.

Review by: Döring, Gwendolyn, 2021-09-17 06:33
#Schröder, Dorothea
#England
#Europe
#Germany
#Music
#Opera
#Early Modern

The Singing Turk
Wolff, Larry

In his book Larry Wolff studies the processes behind the popularity of musical depictions of the Ottoman Empire on the opera stage.

Review by: Döring, Gwendolyn, 2021-05-19 11:52
#Wolff, Larry
#Ottoman Empire
#Southern and Central Europe
#Music
#Habsburg Empire
#Early Modern

Pace. Musik zwischen Krieg und Frieden
Hanheide, Stefan

In this companion, Stefan Hanheide, Professor for Historical Musicology at Osnabrück University, presents forty compositions related to the topic of peace

Review by: Döring, Gwendolyn, 2021-05-19 11:35
#Hanheide, Stefan
#Germany
#Music
#Thirty years war
#Napoleon
#Early Modern

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