This book investigates the question of Russian identity, looking at changes and continues over 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.
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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.
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Riasanovsky is more perceptive than many of his colleaugues about the key role of ideology in the political system.
"David Stone unquestionably achieves a highly engaging, coherent synthesis of the formation and elaboration of 'Russian-ness.'"--Gregory L. Freeze, The Historian "An elegantly written book."--Charles Timberlake, Journal of Interdisciplinary History "A superb volume in which Riasanovsky brings a lifetime of study to bear on the puzzling question of what it means to be RussianIt will surely take its place on the required reading lists of graduate students in the field."--Jack M. Lauber, History: Reviews of New Books
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195156508
Publisert
2005
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
535 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
288