The Tartar Steppe
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The Tartar Steppe, also published as The Stronghold, is a novel by Italian author Dino Buzzati, published in 1940. The novel tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo, and his life spent guar
First UK edition
Tatars
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The Tatars are a group of Turkic speaking peoples found across Eastern Europe and Northern Asia who bear the name "Tatar".
The Tartar Steppe
…wait for a war in which he can achieve glory. For his first assignment, Lt. Drogo is posted at Bastiani, a remote fortress overlooking the desolate Tartar desert. He understands at once that his life there will be wasted, and he wishes to go back home. Many occasions occur to abandon the place, but he…
Orkhon inscriptions in Old Turkic (replica)
Ottoman miniature of the 1566 Szigetvár campaign showing Ottoman troops and Crimean Tatars as vanguard
Volga Tatars in traditional clothing
Tatar women in Kazan, Tatarstan