The Russian Empire, 1801-1917 - Couverture rigide

Seton-Watson, Hugh

 
9780198221036: The Russian Empire, 1801-1917

Synopsis

Surveys the development of the Russian empire from Alexander I to the abdication of Nicholas II. The centre of attention in the book is political and social history. Foreign policy is considered from the Russian rather than the general European angle.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume in the Oxford History of Modern Europe series surveys the development of the Russian empire from the reign of Alexander I to the abdication of Nicholas II. The book centres on political and social history - the history of institutions, classes, political movements, and individuals. Foreign policy is considered from the Russian rather that the general European angle. Attention is also paid to the non-Russian peoples, who formed half the population of what was essentially a multi-national empire. The author's aim has been to see the period as it was, not - as in many modern works - in terms of what happened after it. The book draws on a large body of Russian documentary material, as well as on numerous Russian memoirs, contemporary comment by Russians and by foreign observers, and the important work of Soviet and foreign scholars. In its research, analysis, and interpretation, it is an exciting and original contribution to the study of pre-revolutionary Russia.

Revue de presse

Will prove indispensable to every student of Russian history. (History Today)

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9780198221524: The Russian Empire, 1801-1917

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0198221525 ISBN 13 :  9780198221524
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1988
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