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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953574203321

Autore

Hartley Janet M

Titolo

Russia, 1762-1825 : military power, the state, and the people / / Janet M. Hartley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2008

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798216010326

9786611224714

9781281224712

1281224715

9780313352324

0313352321

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 318 pages)

Collana

Studies in military history and international affairs, , 1537-4432

Disciplina

947/.07

Soggetti

Russia History, Military 18th century

Russia History, Military 1801-1917

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Russia at war, 1762-1825 -- The military estate: size and deployment -- The lower ranks: conscription and community -- The officer corps: service and challenge to the state -- The cost: expenditure and income -- The cost: agriculture, industry, and trade -- The impact: conflict with civilians in peace and war -- The state: administration, law, and magic -- The expansion of the state: conflict, assimilation, and identity -- Rulers and armies: warfare, image, culture, and identity -- The military colonies -- Conclusion: militarization and modernization?.

Sommario/riassunto

A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success, this book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernization was able to sustain the level of military effort and support the largest standing army in Europe, along with the resulting strain on state and society.