Reforming Rural Russia - State, Local Society, and National Politics, 1855-1914

Summary

As he examines administrative reform of Russian rural local government between the abolition of serfdom and World War I, Francis William Wcislo takes as his theme the repeated attempts of tsarist statesmen to restructure the most critical mediating link between the autocratic state and a rapidly modernizing agrarian society. His broader objective,

Product details

• Authors: Francis William Wcislo
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691605418
• ISBN: 978-0-691-60541-8
• No. of pages: 374
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial