The “Greek project” of Catherine II in cultural and ideological perspectives
Referring Russian dream on Constantinople without Ottoman rule, the author analyses attempts of Catherine II to implement the “Greek project” based on two cultural motives: the Orthodox “brotherhood” of Greeks and Russians and the vision of Greece as the cradle of European culture. The paper describ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Studia Humanitatis |
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| Online Access: | http://st-hum.ru/en/node/1027/ |
| Summary: | Referring Russian dream on Constantinople without Ottoman rule, the author analyses attempts of Catherine II to implement the “Greek project” based on two cultural motives: the Orthodox “brotherhood” of Greeks and Russians and the vision of Greece as the cradle of European culture. The paper describes military and ideological attempts of Catherine II to establish Greece as an independent state and shows their political and cultural consequences for Russia and Europe. |
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| ISSN: | 2308-8079 |