Russia and the Making of Modern Greece, 1800-1850

The Greek War of Independence, 1821-1830, is usually viewed as resulting from French Revolutionary ideas about national liberation. This book takes a different view, arguing that the Greek nation developed out of a religious community, the Orthodox Christian millet of the Ottoman Empire, and that although revolutionary nationalism was important, the role of Eastern Orthodoxy was also extremely important, especially in shaping the identity of the Greek nation and the nature of the Greek state post-independence, and that Russia played a crucial role in all this.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Russia and the Establishment of Independent Greece 2. From Anarchy to Autocracy 3. The Question of Church Independence 4. The Russian Ecclesiastical Mission and Greek Church Affairs 5. Secret Societies and Oracular Prophecies 6. Autocracy under Siege Epilogue

About the author

Lucien J. Frary is an Associate Professor of History at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA

Product details

• Authors: Lucien Frary, Lucien (Rider University Frary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781138815216
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81521-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Russia, European History, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Greece, c 1800 to c 1900, Politics & government, History of Religion, Religion & politics, Politics and government, Religion and Politics, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial