The End of Imperial Russia, 1855-1917

ISBN-13: 9780333601686 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 200 str.

Peter Waldron

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.