Cover illustration: Private property fence in the Pechora region of the Komi Republic, Russia (VladimirS7 / Alamy Stock Photo).
Note to Readers: Kindly note that although Florin Curta is one of the managing editors of the ECEE series he was NOT part of the decision-making process with regard to this volume.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Curta, Florin, author.
Title: The long sixth century in Eastern Europe / by Florin Curta.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 1450–1450, 1872–8103 ; vol. 72 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021007409 (print) | LCCN 2021007410 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004456778 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004456983 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Europe, Eastern—History—To 1500. | Europe, Eastern—History—To 1500—Historiography. | Europe, Eastern—Antiquities. | Civilization, Medieval.
Classification: LCC DJK46 .C875 2021 (print) | LCC DJK46 (ebook) | DDC 947.0009/021—dc23
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ISSN 1872-8103
ISBN 978-90-04-45677-8 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-45698-3 (e-book)
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