The image of an Empire relentlessly gobbling up the Eurasian steppe
has dominated Western thinking about Russia for centuries, but is
it accurate? Far from being motivated by a well-organized plan for
territorial conquest, the Imperial government of the late
eighteenth century had no consistent or coherent policy towards the
Georgian lands which lie south of the Caucasus mountains. Seen both
as co-religionist allies and as troublesome nuisances by different
factions in St. Petersburg, Russian attitudes towards Georgia
fluctuated as Emperors and Empresses, along with their favourites
and enemies, rose and fell from supreme power. Thanks to the
determined efforts of two princes, Grigorii Potemkin and Dimitri
Tsitsianov, a vision of Georgia linked firmly to Russia was imposed
upon a sceptical St. Petersburg. This led to its complete
incorporation into the Russian Empire, forever changing the
destinies of Russia, the Caucasus, and all Eurasia.
General
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
St Antony's Series |
| Release date: |
December 2001 |
| First published: |
2000 |
| Authors: |
Nana
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
197 |
| Edition: |
2000 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-312-22990-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
History of other lands
Books >
History >
History of other lands
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-312-22990-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780312229900 |
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