02273oam 2200445 450 991078472300332120170523091548.01-281-22471-597866112247140-313-35232-1(OCoLC)214948358(MiFhGG)GVRL3MHY(EXLCZ)99100000000040568920071018d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrRussia, 1762-1825 military power, the state, and the people /Janet M. HartleyWestport, Conn. Praeger2008Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2008.1 online resource (viii, 318 pages)Studies in military history and international affairs,1537-4432Description based on print version record.0-275-97871-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-302) and index.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?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.Studies in military history and international affairs.RussiaHistory, Military18th centuryRussiaHistory, Military19th century947/.07Hartley Janet M1564061MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910784723003321Russia, 1762-18253832927UNINA