Petrine Revolution in Russian Culture

Klappentext The reforms initiated by Peter the Great transformed Russia not only into a European power! but into a European culture--a shift! argues Cracraft! that was nothing less than revolutionary. The author of seminal works on visual culture in the Petrine era! Cracraft now turns his attention to the changes that occurred in Russian verbal culture. Zusammenfassung The reforms initiated by Peter the Great transformed Russia not only into a European power! but into a European culture--a shift! argues Cracraft! that was nothing less than revolutionary. The author of seminal works on visual culture in the Petrine era! Cracraft now turns his attention to the changes that occurred in Russian verbal culture.

Product details

• Authors: James Cracraft, Cracraft James
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2004
• EAN: 9780674013162
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01316-2
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Sociology & anthropology, HISTORY / Russia / General