Russia in the Age of Reaction and Reform 1801-1881

Informationen zum Autor D. Saunders Klappentext This eagerly awaited study of Russia under Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II -- the Russia of War and Peace and Anna Karenina -- brings the series near to completion. David Saunders examines Russia's failure to adapt to the era of reform and democracy ushered into the rest of Europe by the French Revolution. Why, despite so much effort, did it fail? This is a superb book, both as a portrait of an age and as a piece of sustained historical analysis. Zusammenfassung The Russian Empire in the 19th century was a land of extremes, extremes that were too great to be reconciled. This text examines the reasons why compromise was so difficult. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.The enigmatic Tsar, his friends, and his inheritance. 2. Russia and the Napoleonic wars; constitutions, congresses and classes under Alexander I. 3. The Decembrist Movement. 4. The administrative and social policy of Nicholas I. 5. The emergence of the Russian intelligentsia; the Russian bear. 6. The politics of emancipation; in the wake of emancipation. 7. Russia and Europe; populism.

Product details

• Authors: D. Saunders, David Saunders
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.1992
• EAN: 9780582489783
• ISBN: 978-0-582-48978-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Longman History of Russia; Longman History of Russia; Print on demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book