How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?

Read:
Robert Geraci, “Russia: Minorities and Empire,” in Abbott Gleason, ed., A Companion to Russian History (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), 243-260.

And discuss:
How does Geraci portray the legacy of the early Russian history for the make-up of 18-19th century Russia?
Please read: Leonard Victor Rutgers, “Roman Policy Towards the Jews: Expulsions from the City of Rome during the First Century C.E.,” in Classical Antiquity, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Apr., 1994), pp. 56-74.

And discuss: Rutgers surveys the different reasons historians have given for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome in the first century C.E.  Who place did Jews have in Roman society at this time?  Were they expelled because of their religious practices, or because they were ‘unruly’ as Rutgers argues?  If so, what caused them to act in this way?  What kind of historical evidence does the author use?

There are 2 essay, each one should write at least 300-350 words and plus one reference page.
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