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New Histories of Northern Eurasia, 700–1917 by Ismael Biyashev

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A contextualised collection of 150 newly translated primary sources on the history of Northern Eurasia that spans the period from 600 to 1918.

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New Histories of Northern Eurasia, 700–1917 by Ismael Biyashev

This book provides a contextualised collection of 150 newly translated primary sources on the history of Northern Eurasia that spans the period from 700-1917. The selected documents decenter the traditional fixation on the primary Russian-language sources produced in the centers of power by government officials. At the same time, New Histories of Northern Eurasia, 700- 1917 preserves the panoramic perspective on the entangled historical processes and multiplicity of historical actors. Not bound by the constraints of the traditional scheme of Russian history or any other national bias, this sourcebook helps to diversify surveys of Russian and other national histories in the region.

Supported by an online Instructor’s Guide, this book reimagines the history of the Eurasian region over fifteen centuries for a new generation of students and scholars, crucially avoiding the usual traps of inadvertent ‘Russification’ and anachronistic modernization that have so often hampered our understanding until now.

This anthology brings together a wide-ranging collection of primary sources from multiple languages that allow us to think about the history of post-Soviet space in a new wayIts emphasis on the diversity of historical actors and their entangled histories is refreshing and a major contribution to ongoing debates about Russian history. A remarkable achievement.

Ismael Biyashev is Assistant Professor of History and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan, USA.

Ilya V. Gerasimov is Executive Editor of the Ab Imperio journal. His publications include Modernism and Public Reform in Late Imperial Russia: Rural Professionals and Self-Organization, 1905–30 (2009) and Plebeian Modernity: Social Practices, Illegality, and the Urban Poor in Russia 1906–1916 (2018).

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ISBN 13 9781350589278
ISBN 10 1350589276
Title New Histories of Northern Eurasia, 700–1917
Author Ismael Biyashev
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2026-08-20
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.