Borderlands Orientalism or How the Savage Lost his Nobility: The Russian Perception of the Caucasus between 1817 and 1878 (19) (Studies on South East Europe)

In Russia's cultural memory, the Caucasus is a potent point of reference, to which many emotions, images, and stereotypes are attached. The book gives a new reading of the development of Russia's perception of its borderlands and presents a complex picture of the encounter between the Russians and the indigenous population of the Caucasus. The study outlines the history of a region standing in between Russian reveries and Russian imperialism. ( Studies on South East Europe, Vol. 19) [ History, Russian Studies, Ethnology] Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 10 1. Conquering the Caucasus......Page 26 2. Locating Russia's Orient......Page 64 3. Imagining the Caucasus......Page 96 4. Researching the Caucasus......Page 136 5. Framing the Russo-Ottoman War of 1877-1878......Page 170 6. Military Writing on the Caucasus Front......Page 204 7. Press Coverage of the Caucasus Front......Page 240 Conclusion......Page 272 Abbreviations & Glossary......Page 282 Bibliography......Page 286 Illustrations......Page 314