Liberal Ideas in Tsarist Russia: From Catherine the Great to the Russian Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781108483735 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 252 str.

Vanessa Rampton

Opis

Liberalism is a crucially important topic today; this book adds the important yet neglected Russian aspect to its history.

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Recenzje

'… the book contains much fascinating detail that tells us a great deal about intellectual culture in turn-of-the-century Russia, and as such, I would consider the book to be a … rewarding read.' Stefan Kirmse, H-Soz-Kult

Spis treści

Introduction: conceptions of liberalism in Imperial Russia; 1. Inside out: freedom, rights and the idea of progress in nineteenth-century Russia; 2. Progress, contested: positivist and neo-idealist liberalism; 3. Freedom, differently: liberalism in 1905 and its aftermath; 4. Liberalism undone: the loss of cohesion on the eve of 1917; 5. Conversations with Western ideas I: conflict between values; 6. Conversations with Western ideas II: progress and freedom; Conclusion.