Russia Observed: Collected Essays On Russian And Soviet History

by Richard E Pipes

Overview

This book elaborates the author's views on Russia's political tradition, a subject which he continued to believe holds the key to the understanding of the present and future of a country which plays so large a role in the destiny of the modern world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367286484
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction — Introduction to Giles Fletcher's Of the Russe Commonwealth (1591) — Karamzin's Conception of the Monarchy1 — Catherine II and the Jews: The Origins of the Pale of Settlement — The Russian Military Colonies, 1810-1831 — Narodnichestvo: A Semantic Inquiry — The Origins of Bolshevism: The Intellectual Evolution of Young Lenin — Max Weber and Russia — The First Experiment in Soviet National Policy: The Bashkir Republic, 1917-1920 — Muslims of Soviet Central Asia: Trends and Prospects — "Solving" the Nationality Problem

Editorial Reviews

Pipes (history, Harvard) is one of the best observers of the Soviet Union. He asserts that not withstanding formal changes in the nature of Russian governments since the Middle Ages there are continuities that defy reform and survive revolution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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