User:Lembit Staan/Khazar myth (conspiracy theory)

As a conspiracy theory among radical Russian nationalists, the Khazar myth is a variant of the Jewish world domination canard. Its idea is that the Russian lands were under the multi-century "Khazarian yoke" (хазарское иго) and the Jews as the descendants of Khazars continue to clandestinely rule the Soviet Union/Russia/Ukraine. This myth is under the Russian anti-Semitic euphemism "Khazars" in reference to the Jews The historical part is based on scarce data from chronices that some East Slavic tribe paid tribute to Khazar Khaganate.

It has played some role in Soviet anti-Semitic chauvinism and Slavic Eurasian historiography; particularly, in the works of scholars like Lev Gumilev.