Russia in the nineteenth century [[electronic resource] ] : autocracy, reform, and social change, 1814-1914 / / Alexander Polunov ; edited by Thomas C. Owen and Larissa G. Zakharova ; translated by Marshall S. Shatz

• Autore: Polunov A. I͡U (Aleksandr I͡Urʹevich), <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 947/.07
• Soggetto geografico: Russia History 1801-1917
• Altri autori: OwenThomas C ZakharovaL. G (Larisa Georgievna)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-272) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: On the path to reform -- "A time of external slavery and internal freedom" -- A colossus with feet of clay -- The end of serfdom -- The great reforms : sources and consequences -- Russia's economy and finances after the emancipation of the serfs -- The opposition movement in post-reform Russia : from "thaw" to regicide -- Russia and the world, 1856-1900 -- Under the banner of unshakable autocracy -- Nicholas II : a policy of contradictions -- Opposition and revolution -- On the eve of great changes.
• Sommario/riassunto: This covers the history of Russia from the defeat of Napoleon to the eve of World War I. It is the first such work by a post-Soviet Russian scholar to appear in English. It examines the decay of the two central institutions of tsarist Russia: serfdom and autocracy; the major social groups and how they reacted to the Great Reforms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Russia in the nineteenth century
• ISBN: 1-317-46049-9; 1-315-70098-0; 1-280-93415-8; 9786610934157; 0-7656-2162-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784466603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Russian history.