Russia under the Old Regime

Description

The theme of this book is the poliltical system of Russia. It traces the growth of the Russian state from its beginnings in the ninth century to the end of the nineteenth, and the parallel development of the principal social orders: peasantry, nobility, middle class and clergy. The question which it poses is why in Russia -- unlike the rest of Europe to which Russia belongs by virtue of her location, race and religion -- society has proven unable to impose on political authority any kind of effective restraints. After suggesting some answers to this problem, I go on to show how in Russia the opposition to absolutism tended to assume the form of a struggle for ideals rather than for class interests, and how the imperial government, challenged in this manner, responded by devising administrative practices that clearly anticipate those of the modern police state. --

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Other Editions

• Russia under the Old RegimeCharles Scribner's Sons1974-03-09
• Russia under the old regimeScribner1974-01-01
• Russia under the old regimeWeidenfeld and Nicolson1974-01-01
• Russia Under the Old RegimeMacMillan Publishing Company.1976-08-01
• Russia Under the Old RegimePaperbackMacMillan Publishing Company.1976-08-01
• Russia under the old regimePeregrine Books1977-01-01