Russian Conservatism examines the history of Russian conservative thought from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Robinson charts the contributions made by philosophers, politicians, and others during the Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods. Looking at cultural, political, and social-economic conservatism in Russia, Russian Conservatism demonstrates that such ideas are helpful in interpreting Russia's present as well as its past and will be influential in shaping Russia's future, for better or for worse, in the years to come.
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Paul Robinson's Russian Conservatism examines the history of Russian conservative thought from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. As he shows, conservatism has made an underappreciated contribution to Russian national identity, to the ideology of Russian statehood, and to Russia's social-economic development. Robinson...
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Preface
Introduction
1. Defining Russian Conservatism
2. The Reign of Alexander
3. Official Nationality
4. The Slavophiles
5. The Great Reforms
6. The Era of Counter-Reform
7. Between Revolutions
8. Emigration
9. The Soviet Union Under Stalin
10. Late Soviet Conservatism
11. Post-Soviet Russia
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Defining Russian conservatism is a bit like putting a jellyfish into a box, and Robinson offers an absolutely scrupulous dissection of its manifestations from 1800 to 2017. He concludes that Russian conservatism is about much more than the reactionary nationalism to which it is very often reduced; in fact, it comprises quite varied ideas about how to achieve managed, organic change and reform, while drawing on and preserving Russian culture and tradition.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781501747342
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Northern Illinois University Press
Vekt
907 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
01, U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Forfatter
Biographical note
Paul Robinson is Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. He is author and editor of numerous works on Russian and Soviet history, including Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, Supreme Commander of the Russian Army, which won the Society for Military History's distinguished book award for biography.