Knock-Knock-Knockin’ on an Open Door?

Abstract This “viewpoint” essay offers a response to the article by Catherine Gibson and Anton Kotenko, “Horizontal Threads.” After recounting the article’s main propositions, the essay assesses its argument and the potential that its program represents for the study of the Russian empire’s spatial history.

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Slavic Review
Published
2025-01-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/slr.2025.10199
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Soviet and Russian History
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Knock-Knock-Knockin’ on an Open Door?

Paul W. Werth
Slavic Review
Soviet and Russian History
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Knock-Knock-Knockin’ on an Open Door?

Paul W. Werth
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Abstract This “viewpoint” essay offers a response to the article by Catherine Gibson and Anton Kotenko, “Horizontal Threads.” After recounting the article’s main propositions, the essay assesses its argument and the potential that its program represents for the study of the Russian empire’s spatial history.

Slavic ReviewVol. 84(2)
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
Soviet and Russian History
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