Michael Khodarkovsky: 2 books
Russia's Steppe Frontier
The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2002
... a tremendously important contribution to the field of Russian history and the comparative study of empires and frontiers. There is no comparable work in any language.... The book presents an intricate and gripping narrative of a vast sweep of histories, weaving them together into a comprehensive...
Bitter Choices
Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North Caucasus
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Russia’s attempt to consolidate its authority in the North Caucasus has exerted a terrible price on both sides since the mid-nineteenth century. Michael Khodarkovsky tells a concise and compelling history of the mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas during the centuries of Russia’s...