Russian Identities: A Historical Survey

ISBN-13: 9780195156508 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 288 str.

Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky

Opis

This book investigates the question of Russian identity, looking at changes and continues over a huge territory, many centuries, and a variety of political, social, and economic structures. Its main emphases are on the struggle against the steppe peoples, Orthodox Christianity, autocratic monarchy, and Westernization.

Recenzje

Russian Identities is an impressively authoritative work, readable, judicious in its arguments, and persuasive.