The Reforms of Peter the Great - Progress Through Violence in Russia

This psychologically penetrating revisionist account of the life and rule of Rusia's 18th-century Tsar-reformer develops an important theme - that is, what happens when the drive for "progress" is linked to an autocratic, expansionist impulse rather than to a larger goal of human emancipation? And, what has been the price of power - both for Peter and for Russia?

List of contents

Introduction; Father of the Fatherland; The Personality of the Reformer; Victory at any Cost; The Narva Confusion; “Seek to overthrow the foe”; Industrialization Petrine-Style; “It's difficult for a man to know and direct everything sight unseen”; On the Roads of War: From Narva to Poltava; The Breakthrough: From Poltava to Hangö Birth of the Empire; The Realization of Peter's State Ideal; The Serf Economy; Producing the All-Russian Subject People; Reforming the Clerical Rank; “The police is the soul of the citizenry”; The Imperial Idea; Heritage and Heirs; “To whom shall I leave the planting described above?”; Conclusion

About the author

Evgenii V. Anisimov, J.T. Alexander

Summary

Aims to provide an exciting and psychologically penetrating account of the life of Russia's 18th century tsar/reformer and the theme of progress through violence in Russia.

Product details

• Authors: J.T. Alexander, Evgenii V. Anisimov, Anisimov Evgenii V.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.1993
• EAN: 9781563240478
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-047-8
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Russia, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Europe / General, REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: royalty, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial