Liberalism in Pre-Revolutionary Russia - State, Nation, Empire

Nineteenth-century Russian intellectuals were faced with a dilemma. They had to choose between modernizing their country, thus imitating the West, or reaffirming what was perceived as their country's own values and thereby risk remaining socially underdeveloped and unable to compete with Western powers. Scholars have argued that this led to the emergence of an anti-Western, anti-modern ethnic nationalism. In this innovative book, Susanna Rabow-Edling shows that there was another solution to the conflicting agendas of modernization and cultural authenticity - a Russian liberal nationalism. This nationalism took various forms during the long nineteenth century, but aimed to promote reforms through a combination of liberalism, nationalism and imperialism.

List of contents

Contents; Acknowledgements;Introduction;1 The civic concept of the nation;2 Republican nationalism;3 Modernization and cultural authenticity;4 Early Russian liberalism and modernist nationalism;5 Liberal imperialism;Conclusion;Index

About the author

Susanna Rabow-Edling is an associate professor of political science and a senior research fellow at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Summary

Nineteenth-century Russian intellectuals were faced with a dilemma. They had to choose between modernizing their country, thus imitating the West, or reaffirming their own values and thereby remain socially underdeveloped and risk continued submission under Western powers. Scholars have argued that this led to the emergence of an anti-Western, a

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Rabow-Edling, Susanna (Uppsala University Rabow-Edling, Rabow-Edling Susanna
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780367587635
• ISBN: 978-0-367-58763-5
• No. of pages: 138
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, First World War, HISTORY / General, Nationalism, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1910 to c 1919, Colonialism and imperialism, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions