A new theory of medieval Rus’ terminology for Muslim Tatars: Batunskii’s Russia and Islam

Research Objectives: To examine Mark Batunskii’s theory, articulated in Volume 1 of his history of Russia and Islam, that by calling the Tatars “Pechenegs” and “Polovtsy” the Rus’/Russian sources “Islamized” both the Tatars and their Kyivan predecessors. Research Materials: This article is based u...

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Main Author: Charles J. Halperin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: State Institution «Sh.Marjani Institute of History of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences» 2023-03-01
Series:Zolotoordynskoe Obozrenie
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Online Access:http://goldhorde.ru/RU/stati2023-3-1/