TO FIGHT, OR TO BE FRIENDS: IN THE TRACK OF A HISTORICAL MYSTIFICATION. THE PROBLEM OF TRUSTWORTHINESS

PII
S0869-544X0000616-0-1
DOI
10.31857/SX0000616-0-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue 5
Pages
64-70
Abstract
The article deals with the verification of historical sources from the Russian archives, namely those related to the foreign policy of Catherine II in the early years of her reign. It presents a critical reconsideration of some scholarly works, where certain documents were, without any textual analysis, claimed to be trustworthy.
Keywords
the eve of the Russian-Turkish war, Russian emissaries in Greece, authenticity of a historical source, historical mystification
Date of publication
01.09.2016
Number of purchasers
1
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610

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