1st Edition

Russia in the Age of Modernisation and Revolution 1881 - 1917

By H. Rogger Copyright 1983
    332 Pages
    by Routledge

    332 Pages
    by Routledge

    Hans Rogger's study of Russia under the last two Tsars takes as its starting point what the Russians themselves saw as the central issue confronting their nation: the relationship between state and society, and its effects on politics, economics and class in these critical years.

    List of maps.
    Preface.
    Chapter one: Prologue.
    Chapter two: Tsar, autocrat and emperor.
    Chapter three: Corridors of power: the Tsar's ministers.
    Chapter four: Bureaucrats, policemen and public servants.
    Chapter five: Peasants and nobles: the problems of rural Russia.
    Chapter six: Progress and poverty.
    Chapter seven: Politics and revolution.
    Chapter eightEmpire abroad: foreign policy till 1905.
    Chapter nine: Empire at home: the non-Russians.
    Chapter ten: The ambiguous revolution.
    Chapter eleven: Hopes and fears: 1907-1914.
    Chapter twelve: The last act: July 1914- February 1917.
    Chapter thirteen: Epilogue: February to October 1917.
    Selected bibliography.
    Maps.
    Index.

    Biography

    H. Roger