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The fragile empire : a history of Imperial Russia, Alexander Chubarov

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"This book re-examines Russia's imperial past from the reign of Peter the Great to the collapse of tsarism in 1917. It presents pre-revolutionary Russia as an empire of great internal contradictions. A colossus that extended over one-sixth the earth's landmass, it was ever vulnerable to foreign invasion. It possessed one of the world's largest populations, the majority of whom lived in poverty and discontent. It commanded the world's richest natural resources, yet its productive forces were constricted by the remnants of feudalism. It strove to cement its multiethnic population by systematic Russification, which only stimulated nationalist movements." "It gloried in being a "people's autocracy" at a time when the regime was increasingly detached from its people. The empire of the tsars was becoming ever more vulnerable until it was shattered to pieces in the turmoil of war and revolution. Using the most recent Russian and Western research, the book provides the reader with a good historical basis on which to judge Russia's Soviet experience and her current transition to democracy."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 244 pages
Contents
  • Patterns of Petrine Modernization
  • Barbarian or Transformer?
  • Catherine the Great
  • Enlightened Absolutism or Enlightened Despotism?
  • Catherine as Enlightened Lawmaker
  • The Golden Age of Nobility
  • Russia's "Peculiar Institution"
  • Absolute Monarchy or Arbitrary Autocracy?
  • Alexander I
  • Civic Awakening
  • Introduction: Pre-Petrine Russia
  • Speransky's Plan of Government Reform
  • The Decembrists
  • Nicholas I
  • The Triumph of Reaction
  • The "Great Debate"
  • Alexander Herzen and Peasant Socialism
  • Village Commune
  • Alexander II
  • Competition with the West
  • Peasant Emancipation
  • Geopolitical Evolution of the Russian State
  • Post-1861 Liberal Reforms
  • Results of the "Great Reforms"
  • The Revolutionary Movement
  • Origins of the Intelligentsia and Its Raznochintsy Element
  • Intellectual and Psychological Makeup of the Intelligentsia
  • Nicholas Chernyshevsky
  • Trends within Revolutionary Narodnichestvo
  • The Turn to Terror
  • Appearance of Marxism
  • Main Tenets of Classical Marxism
  • Key Factors of Russian Historical Development
  • First Russian Followers of Marx
  • The Fate of Narodnichestvo
  • The Last Romanovs
  • Government Reaction
  • Nicholas II
  • Tsarist Industrialization
  • Characteristics of Russian Capitalism
  • The Birth of Bolshevism
  • Lenin's Brand of Marxism
  • Bolshevism and Menshevism
  • Peter the Great
  • Marxism and Leninism or Marxism-Leninism?
  • Peter's Uncertain Legacy
  • Peter's Motivation
  • The "Royal Revolutionary"
  • Establishment of Absolutism
Isbn
9780826411884
Instance
Label
The fragile empire : a history of Imperial Russia
Title
The fragile empire
Title remainder
a history of Imperial Russia
Statement of responsibility
Alexander Chubarov
Title variation
History of Imperial Russia
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"This book re-examines Russia's imperial past from the reign of Peter the Great to the collapse of tsarism in 1917. It presents pre-revolutionary Russia as an empire of great internal contradictions. A colossus that extended over one-sixth the earth's landmass, it was ever vulnerable to foreign invasion. It possessed one of the world's largest populations, the majority of whom lived in poverty and discontent. It commanded the world's richest natural resources, yet its productive forces were constricted by the remnants of feudalism. It strove to cement its multiethnic population by systematic Russification, which only stimulated nationalist movements." "It gloried in being a "people's autocracy" at a time when the regime was increasingly detached from its people. The empire of the tsars was becoming ever more vulnerable until it was shattered to pieces in the turmoil of war and revolution. Using the most recent Russian and Western research, the book provides the reader with a good historical basis on which to judge Russia's Soviet experience and her current transition to democracy."--Jacket
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Chubarov, Alexander
Dewey number
947
Illustrations
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Index
index present
LC call number
DK127
LC item number
.C5 1999
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Russia
  • Russia
Label
The fragile empire : a history of Imperial Russia, Alexander Chubarov
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Patterns of Petrine Modernization
  • Barbarian or Transformer?
  • Catherine the Great
  • Enlightened Absolutism or Enlightened Despotism?
  • Catherine as Enlightened Lawmaker
  • The Golden Age of Nobility
  • Russia's "Peculiar Institution"
  • Absolute Monarchy or Arbitrary Autocracy?
  • Alexander I
  • Civic Awakening
  • Introduction: Pre-Petrine Russia
  • Speransky's Plan of Government Reform
  • The Decembrists
  • Nicholas I
  • The Triumph of Reaction
  • The "Great Debate"
  • Alexander Herzen and Peasant Socialism
  • Village Commune
  • Alexander II
  • Competition with the West
  • Peasant Emancipation
  • Geopolitical Evolution of the Russian State
  • Post-1861 Liberal Reforms
  • Results of the "Great Reforms"
  • The Revolutionary Movement
  • Origins of the Intelligentsia and Its Raznochintsy Element
  • Intellectual and Psychological Makeup of the Intelligentsia
  • Nicholas Chernyshevsky
  • Trends within Revolutionary Narodnichestvo
  • The Turn to Terror
  • Appearance of Marxism
  • Main Tenets of Classical Marxism
  • Key Factors of Russian Historical Development
  • First Russian Followers of Marx
  • The Fate of Narodnichestvo
  • The Last Romanovs
  • Government Reaction
  • Nicholas II
  • Tsarist Industrialization
  • Characteristics of Russian Capitalism
  • The Birth of Bolshevism
  • Lenin's Brand of Marxism
  • Bolshevism and Menshevism
  • Peter the Great
  • Marxism and Leninism or Marxism-Leninism?
  • Peter's Uncertain Legacy
  • Peter's Motivation
  • The "Royal Revolutionary"
  • Establishment of Absolutism
Control code
ocm41338208
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 244 pages
Isbn
9780826411884
Lccn
99032919
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
map
System control number
(OCoLC)41338208
Label
The fragile empire : a history of Imperial Russia, Alexander Chubarov
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Patterns of Petrine Modernization
  • Barbarian or Transformer?
  • Catherine the Great
  • Enlightened Absolutism or Enlightened Despotism?
  • Catherine as Enlightened Lawmaker
  • The Golden Age of Nobility
  • Russia's "Peculiar Institution"
  • Absolute Monarchy or Arbitrary Autocracy?
  • Alexander I
  • Civic Awakening
  • Introduction: Pre-Petrine Russia
  • Speransky's Plan of Government Reform
  • The Decembrists
  • Nicholas I
  • The Triumph of Reaction
  • The "Great Debate"
  • Alexander Herzen and Peasant Socialism
  • Village Commune
  • Alexander II
  • Competition with the West
  • Peasant Emancipation
  • Geopolitical Evolution of the Russian State
  • Post-1861 Liberal Reforms
  • Results of the "Great Reforms"
  • The Revolutionary Movement
  • Origins of the Intelligentsia and Its Raznochintsy Element
  • Intellectual and Psychological Makeup of the Intelligentsia
  • Nicholas Chernyshevsky
  • Trends within Revolutionary Narodnichestvo
  • The Turn to Terror
  • Appearance of Marxism
  • Main Tenets of Classical Marxism
  • Key Factors of Russian Historical Development
  • First Russian Followers of Marx
  • The Fate of Narodnichestvo
  • The Last Romanovs
  • Government Reaction
  • Nicholas II
  • Tsarist Industrialization
  • Characteristics of Russian Capitalism
  • The Birth of Bolshevism
  • Lenin's Brand of Marxism
  • Bolshevism and Menshevism
  • Peter the Great
  • Marxism and Leninism or Marxism-Leninism?
  • Peter's Uncertain Legacy
  • Peter's Motivation
  • The "Royal Revolutionary"
  • Establishment of Absolutism
Control code
ocm41338208
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 244 pages
Isbn
9780826411884
Lccn
99032919
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
map
System control number
(OCoLC)41338208

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