1st Edition
The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Tradition and Modernization Tradition and Modernization
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Russia's 18th-century drive toward modernity and empire under the two "greats" - Peter I and Catherine II - is captured in this work by one of Russia's outstanding young historians. The author develops three themes: Russia's relationship to the West; the transformation of "Holy Russia" into a multinational empire; and the effects of efforts to modernize Russia selectively along Western lines.... Read more
The "Third Rome" on the Eve of Reform; The Birth of the Reforming Tsar; The Origins of Empire; "You Know Who's Daughter I Am"; The Era of Catherine the Great; The Empire Advances; "He Wanted to Become Ivan IV";
Biography
Aleksandr B. Kamenskii (Author) , David Griffiths (Author)
