Reflections from Russia

Russia occupies an unusual position with respect to the European historiography of the United States. First, put bluntly, there is the question of whether it belongs to Europe as Europe is usually understood. Russia is an Asian country as well as a European one, belonging, for example, to the Eurasi...

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Published inHistorians across Borders p. 174
Main Author IVAN KURILLA
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Press 21.03.2014
Edition1
Subjects
Academia
Academic communities
American studies
Anthropology
Armed conflict
Behavioral sciences
Cold wars
Education
Ethnography
Ethnology
Formal education
Historians
Historical methodology
Historiography
History
History instruction
History of the Americas
Humanities instruction
International disputes
International politics
International relations
Military history
Military science
North American history
Pedagogy
Political science
Politics
Russian literature
Russian studies
Soviet studies
United States history
War
War theaters
World wars
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Summary:Russia occupies an unusual position with respect to the European historiography of the United States. First, put bluntly, there is the question of whether it belongs to Europe as Europe is usually understood. Russia is an Asian country as well as a European one, belonging, for example, to the Eurasian Economic Community. Russian scholars have at times been regarded as part of European academia and at other times not, such as during the Cold War. So do Russian historians of the North American colonies and the United States belong to the community of scholars discussed in this book, or do
ISBN:9780520279278
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