Soldiers of the tsar : army and society in Russia, 1462-1874
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Soldiers of the tsar : army and society in Russia, 1462-1874
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1985
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Bibliography: p. [382]-417
Includes index
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This volume explores the military aspects of Russian society and the 'service state' from its fifteenth-century origins unitl its obsolescence in the age of mass conscription and mechanized warfare. The author examines the complex interplay of military and civilian elements in Russia's administration; the social and economic impact of the armed forces; the way officers and men were recruited and the conditions in which they worked; and the development of opposition
to military dominance. Focusing on the human rather than the technical aspects of military history, this book offers a rare picture of the inner life of the armed forces and of the Russian political and social system under the tsars.
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