Beschreibung
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.
Dominik Gutmeyr is historian at the
Department for Southeast European History and Anthropology
at the University of Graz, Austria.
