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Russia's Age of Serfdom, 1649-1861
Contributor(s): Wirtschafter, Elise Kimerling (Author)

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ISBN: 1405134577     ISBN-13: 9781405134576
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: "Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861" offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom's codification until its abolition following the Crimean War. Coverage focuses on those of the empire's European territories populated predominantly by ethnic Russian peasants.

The book is divided into three chronological periods, each containing chapters on society, politics, and culture. The chapters on society consider the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia's development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants. Political chapters illuminate the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority. Finally, the cultural chapters trace the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture, a process embodied in the Europeanization and growing independence of Russian elite society and in the emergence of political and cultural dissent.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union
- History | Social History
- History | Modern - 18th Century
Dewey: 306.365
LCCN: 2007017674
Series: Blackwell History of Russia
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.01" W x 9.28" L (1.27 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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Russia's Age of Serfdom 1649-1861 offers a broad interpretive history of the Russian Empire from the time of serfdom's codification until its abolition following the Crimean War.
  • Considers the institution of serfdom, official social categories, and Russia's development as a country of peasants ruled by nobles, military commanders, and civil servants
  • Illuminates the reality of absolute monarchy in Russia, with special emphasis on the mobilization of human and material resources, the search for regular government, and the persistence of personal-moral forms of authority
  • Traces the emergence of modern Russian culture out of and alongside Orthodox religious culture
 
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