Afanasiy Nikitin’s Journey Beyond the Three Seas
An Orthodox Russian in Medieval India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9536583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dmitry Shlapentokh (0000-0002-4946-0572, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Pages | 20 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6446 • E-ISSN: 1588-2667 |
| Publisher | University of Oslo Library (PUBLISHER • NO) |
| DOI | 10.5617/ao.4839 |
| OpenAlex | W3062799081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Afanisy Nikitin (? - 1472) as a Russian merchant from Tver, a city not far from Moscow. Nikitin visited India in 1446-1472 and described his travels in a short travelogue known as The Journey Beyond Three Seas The story was first discovered in a monastary by Nikolai Karamzin, one of the leading historians of 10th century Russia; and since that time. Journey has fascinated both Russian and Western historians as well as political-thinkers who envisage Russia's special role in Asia. In fact, a bibliography of Journey exists in the Western and RUssian languages. What is the significance of The Journey Beyond Three Seas
Ancient history · Political science · Politics · Russian history · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Soviet and Russian History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |