Riasanovsky, Nicholas Valentine - Russian Identities : A Historical Survey

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005. orig.boards. 24x16cm, 278 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Prehistory; Kievan Russia; Appanage & Muscovite Russia; The Reign of Peter the Great; The Eighteenth Century in Russia after the Death of Peter the Great; The Reign of Alexander I, 1801-1825; The Reign of Nicolas I, 1825-1855, & the New Intellectual Climate; Russia from the Death of Nicholas I to the Abdication of Nicholas II, 1855-1917; Soviet Union,1917-1991; Conclusion; Book Description "Investigates the question of Russian identity, spanning a huge territory, many centuries, and a variety of political, social, and economic structures. Its main emphases are on the struggle against the steppe peoples, Orthodox Christianity, autocratic monarchy, and Westernization. Synopsis "Investigates the question of Russian identity, spanning a territory, centuries, and a variety of political, social, and economic structures. This book places emphases on the struggle against the steppe peoples, Orthodox Christianity,autocratic monarchy, and Westernization." ; Editor's note