The History of Liberalism in Russia

Offers a reinterpretation of liberalism in a uniquely Russian form. He documents the struggles to develop civil society and individual liberties in imperial Russia up until their ultimate demise in the face of war, revolution, and the collapse of the old regime.

About the author

Victor Leontovitsch was a lecturer at the Friedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin, and professor of history at Frankfurt University. He was the author of The Legal Revolution under Ivan the Terrible.

Summary

Offers a reinterpretation of liberalism in a uniquely Russian form. He documents the struggles to develop civil society and individual liberties in imperial Russia up until their ultimate demise in the face of war, revolution, and the collapse of the old regime.

Product details

• Authors: Parmen Leontovitsch, Victor Leontovitsch
• Assisted by: Parmen Leontovitsch (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2012
• EAN: 9780822944157
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4415-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies; Pitt Russian East European; Russian and East European Stud; Pitt Russian East European; Russian and East European Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History