Russia in the Age of Reaction and Reform 1801-1881

ISBN-13: 9780582489783 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 400 str.

David Saunders; D. Saunders

Opis

The Russian Empire in the 19th century was a land of extremes, extremes that were too great to be reconciled. This text examines the reasons why compromise was so difficult.

Spis treści

1.The enigmatic Tsar, his friends, and his inheritance. 2. Russia and the Napoleonic wars; constitutions, congresses and classes under Alexander I. 3. The Decembrist Movement. 4. The administrative and social policy of Nicholas I. 5. The emergence of the Russian intelligentsia; the Russian bear. 6. The politics of emancipation; in the wake of emancipation. 7. Russia and Europe; populism.

O autorze

D. Saunders