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Russia as Empire: Past And Present

By Kees Boterbloem

Book information

Publisher
Reaktion Books
Year
2020
ISBN
1789142911, 9781789142914, 178914292X, 9781789142921
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9688119 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
247\247
Time added
2020-11-25 15:52:04
Russia (Federation): HistoryRussia: HistorySoviet Union: History

Description

Covering more than 1,000 years of tumultuous history, Russia as Empire shows how the medieval empire of Kyivan Rus’ metamorphosed into today’s Russian Federation. Kees Boterbloem vividly and lucidly describes Russia’s various incarnations and considers how the concept of empire evolved from tsarist Russia to the Soviet Union, and how and why it survives today. He discusses the ideological architects of these empires and the ideas of their political leaders – the tsars, Lenin, Stalin, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. Russia as Empire considers the role of the various empires’ inhabitants, from nobility to clergy to communist party members, revealing how and why they adhered to, or believed in, their country’s imperial mission. What emerges is a highly original overview that illuminates the continuities and discontinuities in Russian history.

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