The story of Russian imperialism has deep historical roots, and this book shows how Byzantium, the most powerful medieval and Christian empire, is repeatedly presented in Russian history as the source of the empire's imperial legitimacy.

Foletti Ivan :

Ivan Foletti is professor at Masaryk University, privatdozent at the University of Helsinki, and head of the Centre for Early Medieval Studies in Brno. He is director of the international journal Convivium (2014-) and of the Hans Belting Library. He is also the author of eight monographs.

A Word by Way of Introduction

Chapter 1: The Russian Empire and Byzantium: From Napoleon to Nicholas II

Chapter 2: Lenin, Hitler, Stalin: Anticlericalism, the Blood of Liberators, and Imperialism

Chapter 3: Luzhkov, Putin, and the Dream of the Return of Empire

In Conclusion: Trauma, Imperialism, and the Russia of Tomorrow

Further Reading