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Reclaiming Byzantium : Russia, Turkey and the archaeological claim to the Middle East in the 19th century / by Pınar Üre.

By: Üre, Pınar [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London, England : I.B. Tauris, 2020Distributor: [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 1788317475; 1788317459; 1788317467Subject(s): Russkīĭ arkheologicheskīĭ institut v Konstantinopoli︠e︡ -- History | Catholic Church -- Byzantine rite | Historiography | Middle East -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification: 281.5 LOC classification: BX4711.622 | .U747 2020ebAlso published in print.
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Regenerating Distant Past: Nationalist and Imperialist Uses of Ancient History in the 19th Century -- 1.1.When Archaeology Touches Upon Politics -- Chapter 2: Double-Headed Eagle Over Russia: Russian Appreciation of the Byzantine Heritage -- 1.1.The Development of Archaeology in the Russian Empire -- 1.2.The Development of Byzantine Studies in the Russian Empire -- Chapter 3: Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire: Cultural Property as a Symbol of Sovereignty -- Chapter 4: At the Intersection of Science and Politics: Russian Archaeological Institute in the Ottoman Empire -- 1.1.Russians in the Holy Land: Imperial Palestinian Orthodox Society (IPPO) -- 1.2.The Establishment of the Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople (RAIK) -- Chapter 5: Expeditions of the Russian Archaeological Institute and Contacts with Ottoman Authorities -- 1.1.Studies in Constantinople -- Chapter 6: On the Eve of the Balkan Wars: Archaeology in the Midst of Political Unrest -- 1.1.The Establishment of the Slavic Department within RAIK -- Chapter 7: The Doom of Empires: The Fate of the Russian Archaeological Institute After 1914 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire. In 1894, Imperial Russia opened one of the world's leading centres for Byzantine archaeology in Istanbul, the Russian Archaeological Institute - its purpose was to stake the claim that Russia was the correct heir to 'Tsargrad' (as Istanbul was referred to in Russian circles). This then is the history of that institute, and the history of Russia's efforts to reclaim its Middle East - events since in the Crimea, Syria and Georgia are all to some extent wrapped up in that historical framework. Ure looks at the founding of the Russian Archaeological Institute, its aims and its place in the 'digging-race' which characterised the late Imperial phase of modern history. Above all she shows how the practise of history has been used as a political tool, a form of "soft power". This book will appeal to Byzantine scholars and archaeologists as well as historians of Russia in the late 19th century."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Regenerating Distant Past: Nationalist and Imperialist Uses of Ancient History in the 19th Century -- 1.1.When Archaeology Touches Upon Politics -- Chapter 2: Double-Headed Eagle Over Russia: Russian Appreciation of the Byzantine Heritage -- 1.1.The Development of Archaeology in the Russian Empire -- 1.2.The Development of Byzantine Studies in the Russian Empire -- Chapter 3: Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire: Cultural Property as a Symbol of Sovereignty -- Chapter 4: At the Intersection of Science and Politics: Russian Archaeological Institute in the Ottoman Empire -- 1.1.Russians in the Holy Land: Imperial Palestinian Orthodox Society (IPPO) -- 1.2.The Establishment of the Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople (RAIK) -- Chapter 5: Expeditions of the Russian Archaeological Institute and Contacts with Ottoman Authorities -- 1.1.Studies in Constantinople -- Chapter 6: On the Eve of the Balkan Wars: Archaeology in the Midst of Political Unrest -- 1.1.The Establishment of the Slavic Department within RAIK -- Chapter 7: The Doom of Empires: The Fate of the Russian Archaeological Institute After 1914 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

"There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire. In 1894, Imperial Russia opened one of the world's leading centres for Byzantine archaeology in Istanbul, the Russian Archaeological Institute - its purpose was to stake the claim that Russia was the correct heir to 'Tsargrad' (as Istanbul was referred to in Russian circles). This then is the history of that institute, and the history of Russia's efforts to reclaim its Middle East - events since in the Crimea, Syria and Georgia are all to some extent wrapped up in that historical framework. Ure looks at the founding of the Russian Archaeological Institute, its aims and its place in the 'digging-race' which characterised the late Imperial phase of modern history. Above all she shows how the practise of history has been used as a political tool, a form of "soft power". This book will appeal to Byzantine scholars and archaeologists as well as historians of Russia in the late 19th century."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Also published in print.