Introduction: Lands and Peoples of the Eurasian Plain

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2026
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Abstract
This chapter examines how Russia developed as an imagined nation and multiethnic empire through contested histories, shifting identities, and debates about decolonization. It explains how the Eurasian plain, river systems, and environmental zones influenced migration, settlement, agriculture, trade, and imperial expansion across northern Eurasia. The chapter traces early human communities from the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods and emphasises the influence of recurring conflict between settled agricultural societies and nomadic peoples. It analyses the political and cultural roles of the Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, Huns, Avars, Khazars, Finns, Balts, and Slavs, highlighting warfare, commerce, religion, and cultural exchange. Finally, the chapter looks at the emergence of early Slavic settlements and Rus as evolving societies that developed through migration, interaction, adaptation, and state formation.
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Authors Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Mark D. Steinberg
Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0001
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https://doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780197875070.003.0001
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