Kamenskii / Griffiths The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Tradition and Modernization

Tradition and Modernization
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-45469-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Russia's 18th-century drive toward modernity and empire under the two "greats" - Peter I and Catherine II - is captured in this work by one of Russia's outstanding young historians. The author develops three themes: Russia's relationship to the West; the transformation of "Holy Russia" into a multinational empire; and the effects of efforts to modernize Russia selectively along Western lines. Writing in a clear, crisp style, Kamenskii enlivens the narrative with observations from contemporary literary figures and political commentators that point up the lasting significance of the events he describes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kamenskii, Aleksandr

Griffiths, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The "Third Rome" on the Eve of Reform; The Birth of the Reforming Tsar; The Origins of Empire; "You Know Who's Daughter I Am"; The Era of Catherine the Great; The Empire Advances; "He Wanted to Become Ivan IV";