Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History (Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology)

This should probably not be your first introduction to either Mongol or Russian history, but it presents a helpfully succinct overview of the main events that led to the creation of the Golden Horde, followed by an analysis of what can be discerned about the nature and quality of life in Russia thereafter, drawing on Mongol records and recent archaeology to compare and contrast with the traditional Russian version.The tone is knowledgeable but not excessively academic, making this a surprisingly quick read.

While the discussion of general movements and changes was good, I was left feeling that there was little explanation of basic geography.

Pretty good. Learned a lot of interesting things. If someone has an interest in early Russian, or Mongolian history, I would say this would be a decent read.

A good book for a differing perspective on the rise of the Rus but lacked evidence to back up theory, although the author explains this shortfall. Definitely a cursory glance of a complex time.

Concise

Mongols are put down as awful but the system of governing is the same as today. Amazing how the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Great book!!

I can't wait to read this book!

Good

Non sono un esperto della materia, quindi il libro potrebbe presentare dei concetti un po' datati, ma devo dire che mi è sembrato veramente chiaro e ben scritto. Una lettura molto molto piacevole malgrado il tema non proprio da relax estivo.

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