Russia in the Nineteenth Century: Autocracy, Reform, and Social Change, 1814-1914 (New Russian History) by Polunov, A. I. U.; Owen, Thomas C.; Zakharova, L. G - 2005-11-01

Routledge, 2005-12-01. paperback. Used: Good.

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New. This is a comprehensive interpretive history of Russia from the defeat of Napoleon to the eve of World War I. It is the first such work by a post-Soviet Russian scholar to appear in English. Drawing on the latest Russian and Western historical scholarship, Alexander Polunov examines the decay of the two central institutions of tsarist Russia: serfdom and autocracy. Polunov explains how the major social groups - the gentry, merchants, petty townspeople, peasants, and ethnic minorities - reacted to the Great Reforms, and why, despite the emergence of a civil society and capitalist institutions, a reformist, evolutionary path did not become an alternative to the Revolution of 1917. He provides detailed portraits of many tsarist bureaucrats and political reformers, complete with quotations from their writings, to explain how the principle of autocracy, although significantly weakened by the Great Reforms in mid-century, reasserted itself under the last two emperors. Polunov stresses the relevance,… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Presents an interpretive history of Russia from the defeat of Napoleon to the eve of World War I. This book examines the decay of the two central institutions of tsarist Russia: serfdom and autocracy, and explains how the major social groups reacted to the Great Reforms. It provides portraits of many tsarist bureaucrats and political reformers.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This covers the history of Russia from the defeat of Napoleon to the eve of World War I. It is the first such work by a post-Soviet Russian scholar to appear in English. It examines the decay of the two central institutions of tsarist R

Routledge, 2005-10-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

M E Sharpe Inc, 2005. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 286 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches.