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200 10$aRussia, 1762-1825 $emilitary power, the state, and the people /$fJanet M. Hartley
210   $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2008
210  1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2008.
215   $a1 online resource (viii, 318 pages)
225 1 $aStudies in military history and international affairs,$x1537-4432
300   $aDescription based on print version record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-302) and index.
327   $aIntroduction: 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?
330   $aA study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success, this book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernization was able to sustain the level of military effort and support the largest standing army in Europe, along with the resulting strain on state and society.
410  0$aStudies in military history and international affairs.
607   $aRussia$xHistory, Military$y18th century
607   $aRussia$xHistory, Military$y19th century
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