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Severo-vostočnyj frontir Rusi: otraženije těorii granicy v amerikanskoj medievistike XX v.
| Title in English | The North-Eastern Frontier of Russia: Reflections of the Frontier Thesis in Foreign Medieval Studies of the 20th Century |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | The universality of the frontier thesis, intended to explain the emergence of a primordial American mentality, was first asserted by its creator F.J. Turner in the early 20th century. Despite his numerous appeals for the application of the frontier thesis in the context of different countries, this theory has long been a purely American phenomenon. This article examines how twentieth-century American medievalists fulfilled Turner's proposal to apply his methodology to the history of Russia. The reflection of the frontier thesis is shown in the example of the north-eastern frontier in the Russian north, which is supposed to be the oldest Russian frontier. We will see how American historians interpreted the concept of the north-eastern frontier in the twentieth century on the basis of the four main features of the frontier (geographical location, chronological framework, main functions, and relations with particular states). We also present the primary classification of approaches to the question of the Russian medieval frontier, following the strategies used by researchers in the case of the north-eastern frontier. |
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