Frontier research in present-day Russia: Shaky boundaries of the academic dialogue
Фронтирные исследования в современной России: зыбкие границы академического диалога
2020-01-01
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The frontier concept is a paradox for the present-day Russian research. On the one hand it is a popular concept that has been widely used at different times with regard to almost every border of Russia, including Siberian, North Caucasian, Central Asian, Karelian, Baltic borders, etc. On the other hand, debates have not ended about the possibility of using such an approach with respect to Russian history 1 .
Key Findings
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Applying the frontier framework to Russian history remains contested, despite its broad popularity across studies of Russia’s borders.
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Present-day Russian frontier scholarship is characterized by unstable boundaries in academic dialogue over the concept’s applicability and interpretation.
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The abstract presents the frontier concept as paradoxical: simultaneously widespread in usage and unresolved in scholarly legitimacy.
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The frontier concept is widely used in contemporary Russian research to analyze diverse borderlands, including Siberian, North Caucasian, Central Asian, Karelian, and Baltic regions.
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The use of the frontier concept in interpreting the history of Russia’s borders
Research Subject
The conceptual applicability and contested boundaries of the frontier approach in present-day Russian historical research
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