TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parppei,Kati
TI  - The Battle of Kulikovo refought: "the first national feat" 
SN  - 9789004337947
AV  - DK99 
U1  - 947/.03 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Kulikovo, Battle of, Russia, 1380
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Russia
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Russia (Federation)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Preliminary Material; Kati Parppei --; Introduction; Kati Parppei --; The Medieval and Pre-Modern Battlefield; Kati Parppei --; From Manuscripts to National History Writing; Kati Parppei --; Popular Kulikovo; Kati Parppei --; Epilogue: Notes on Soviet and Post-Soviet Kulikovo; Kati Parppei --; Conclusion; Kati Parppei --; Bibliography; Kati Parppei --; Index of Names and Subjects; Kati Parppei; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The battle of Kulikovo, fought between Muscovite and Tatar troops in 1380, has been considered as a crucial turning point in the national history of Russia. In The Battle of Kulikovo Refought Kati Parppei examines the layers of contemporary meanings attached to the event from the Middle Ages to the present, following the formation and establishment of the collective images and perceptions concerning the battle. By utilizing a diverse set of sources she shows that the present image of the medieval battle was created in retrospect from the 15th century onwards by interpolating, interpreting and simplifying. The narrative themes emphasizing internal unity have been applicable to practically any political situation over the centuries, especially to ones involving external threat
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004337947
ER  -