Why did not the Muslims become “Germans – deaf and dumb” for ancient Russia?
Abstract
Aim. To establish the grounds for Russia’s civilizational choice between the East and the West, historically determined by the religious and political context.
Methodology. The research is based on historical, value-oriented, vital, normative, textual, comparative and culturological methods of analysis. The main sources are Russian chronicles and foreign written records, containing information about the history of Ancient Russia.
Results. Taking into account the research context, the facts that testify to the religious and political proximity of Russia and the Muslim East have been established.
Research implications. The results of the study initiate a discussion about the ethnic and linguistic meaning of the word “Nemtsy” (“Germans”), the semantics of which underwent transformation in Ancient Russia after the adoption of Orthodoxy.
About the Authors
N. V. Asonov
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolai V. Assonov – Dr. Sci. (Political Sciences), Prof., Department of Political Science
Malaya Pirogovskaya 1-1, Moscow 119991
D. A. Ezhov
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitriy A. Ezhov – Cand. Sci. (Political Sciences), Assoc. Prof., Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications
Leningradsky Prospekt 49/2, Moscow 125167
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