Khazar khaganate in the realms of soviet academia: from m. I. Artamonov to l. N. Gumilev and russian nationalists

This paper deals with the reception of M. I. Artamonov's (1898–1972) and L. N. Gumilev's(1912–1992) works focused on history Khazar Khaganate their position in thecontext Soviet academia. The is based prosographical approach to topicand comparative analysis primary texts published by Gumilev Artamonov, mainly inthe 1960s 1970s. main aim study analyze reflect findings broader context academic discourse intellectual milieu Russiannationalists. I argue that Gumilev’s radical revision farexceeded previous Artamonov’s attracted attention Russian nationalistgroups post-Stalinist era due its antisemitic narrative. Furthermore, despitethe ever-present ambivalence contact nationalists during 1970s,he was heavily affected unstable relationship between theofficial regime. During time, faced strong censorship his texts, hismost revisionist Khazaria eventually onlyposthumously 1993.