Russia's Age of Serfdom 1679-1

von Wirtschafter

308 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9781405134583
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2008
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons