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To: Joe NYC who wrote (144545)	4/10/2002 4:53:28 PM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578331

Joe re: and making them pay tribute to the conquerers. Khazars were more than that: "The Khazar people were an unusual phenomenon for Medieval times. Surrounded by savage and nomadic tribes, they had all the advantages of the developed countries: structured government, vast and prosperous trading, and a permanent army. At the time, when great fanatism and deep ignorance contested their dominion over Western Europe, the Khazar state was famous for its justice and tolerance. People persecuted for their faiths flocked into Khazaria from everywhere. As a glistening star it shone brightly on the gloomy horizon of Europe, and faded away without leaving any traces of existence." - V. V. Grigoriev (1835; from the 1876 book Rossii i Aziya, in the essay "O dvoystvennosti verkhovnoy vlasti u khazarov", on page 66) khazaria.com Regards -Albert