‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate

“The book shows how the Crimean khanate, which existed between the 14th and 18th centuries, was an important geopolitical power that played a role in economic and political dynamics in the region, along with the Ottomans, the Russians, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. There was complex diplomacy between these powers. The Crimean khanate made decisions on the economic flows, on slavery, etc. For four centuries, it was an important political formation.” Read more...

The Best Nonfiction Books on Russia: The 2025 Pushkin House Prize

Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Political Scientist