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Vikings in the East
Androshchuk, Fedir

In his book, Fedir Androshchuk provides a comprehensive insight about the contacts between Scandinavians, Kievan Rus’, and Byzantium in the 9th–11th centuries. Through archaeological and written sources, he examines how trade, political networks, and cultural exchange shaped the formation of hybrid identities.

Review by: Scheuerle, Anita, 2025-11-13 10:42
#Androshchuk, Fedir
#Byzantine Empire
#Eastern Europe
#Rus
#Scandinavia
#Archaeology
#Burials
#Trade
#Warfare and Military Organization
#Early Middle Ages
#High Middle Ages

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

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

Early Byzantine settlements in Serbia and surroundings
Milinković, Mihailo

Mihailo Milinković’s monograph deals with early Byzantine settlements on the territory of present-day Serbia and its surroundings. These are the former late Roman provinces of Pannonia Secunda, Dalmatia, Moesia Prima, Dacia Ripensis, Dacia Mediterranea, Dardania and Praevalitana. The chronological focus lies in the 6th and early 7th century.

Review by: Fischer, Samira, 2023-05-08 02:40
#Milinković, Mihailo
#Byzantine Empire
#Eastern Europe
#Archaeology
#Hilltop Settlements
#Late Antiquity

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

The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus.
Griffin, Sean

In the book The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus Griffin examines the sources of information for eleventh- and twelfth-century Rus clerics

Review by: Guthier, Sophia Sonja, 2021-05-17 04:08
#Griffin, Sean
#Eastern Europe
#liturgy
#Saints, Hagiography and Warfare
#Vladimir
#Middle Ages

Die Slaven im Mittelalter
Mühle, Eduard

Eduard Mühle investigates how Slavs were perceived in the medieval world and what concepts and beliefs European sources used to present the Slavs

Review by: Guthier, Sophia Sonja, 2021-04-29 10:48
#Mühle, Eduard
#Eastern Europe
#overview
#Middle Ages

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