Russia and the Russians

Name: Russia and the Russians
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ISBN: 9780674004733

ISBN-10: 0674004736

ISBN-13: 9780674004733

Edition: 2001

Authors: Geoffrey Hosking

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In a sweeping narrative, Geoffrey Hosking follows the story of Russia from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century CE to the Russians' persistent appearances in today's headlines.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/18/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 734
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.596

Geoffrey Hosking is retired Professor of Russian History at the University College London.



Preface


Introduction: Geopolitics, Ecology, and National Character



Pre-Imperial Rus and the Beginnings of Empire



Kievan Rus, the Mongols, and the Rise of Muscovy



Ivan IV and the Expansion of Muscovy



The Troubled Building of Empire



The Turbulent Seventeenth Century



Peter the Great and Europeanization



Russia as European Empire



State and Society in the Eighteenth Century



The Reigns of Paul




Imperial Crisis



Alexander II's Uncertain Reforms



The Rise of Nationalism



Revolution and Utopia



Social Change and Revolution



War and Revolution



Social Transformation and Terror



Soviet Society Takes Shape



The Decline and Fall of Utopia



Recovery and Cold War



Soviet Society under "Developed Socialism"



From Perestroika to Russian Federation


Chronology


Notes


Index