Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861

Name: Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861
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ISBN: 9781405134583

ISBN-10: 1405134585

ISBN-13: 9781405134583

Edition: 2008

Authors: Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter

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"Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861" offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom's codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Considers the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia's development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants Illuminates the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority Traces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture

Book details

List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.05" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



Illustrations


Series Editor's Preface


Preface



Russian Absolute Monarchy 1649-1725



Face to Face in Russian Society



Building a Service State



Muscovite Tradition and Petrine Cultural Revolution



The Building of Society 1725-96



From the Household to Society



From Service State to Government by Moral Means



Russian Enlightenment Culture: A Moral Voice for Society



Government and People in Old Regime Russia 1796-1861



The Emergence of Independent Society



The Limits to Bureaucratic Government



To Speak for the Russian People


Notes


References


Index