The end of Imperial Russia, 1855-1917
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The end of Imperial Russia, 1855-1917
(European history in perspective)
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1997
- : uk : hc
- : uk : pbk
- : us : cl
- : us : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 176-185
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: uk : hc ISBN 9780333601679
Description
This book explores the long-term reasons for the demise of Imperial Russia, examining the failure of the autocratic state to strengthen its own political position while economic change transformed society. It seeks to explain its debilitating internal tensions and to link these to the pressures exerted by Russia's repeated failure in war and by the empire's continuing expansion. Lastly, it analyzes what lead to Russia being governed, only eight months after the collapse of Tsarism, by the Bolsheviks' revolutionary regime.
Table of Contents
Preface - The Politics of Autocracy - Field and Factory: The Russian Economy - The Transformation of Russian Society - Empire and Europe - The End of the Old Order - Endnotes - Select Bibliography - Index
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333601686
Description
This book explores the long-term reasons for the demise of Imperial Russia, examining the failure of the autocratic state to strengthen its own political position while economic change transformed Russian society. It seeks to explain its debilitating internal tensions and to link these to the pressures exerted by Russia's repeated failure in war and by the empire's continuing expansion. Lastly, it analyzes what led to Russia being governed, only eight months after the collapse of Tsarism, by the Bolsheviks' revolutionary regime.
Table of Contents
Preface.- The Politics of Autocracy Field and Factory: The Russian Economy.- The Transformation of Russian Society Empire and Europe.- The End of the Old Order Endnotes.- Select Bibliography.- Index.
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