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The Imperial Russian Project

Autocratic Politics, Economic Development, and Social Fragmentation

Alfred Rieber Yanni Kotsonis

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English
University of Toronto Press
02 January 2018
A pioneer in the field of Russian and Soviet studies in the West, Alfred J. Rieber's five decade career has focused on increasing our understanding of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great to the coming of the First World War.

The Imperial Russian Project is a collection of Rieber's lifetime of work, focusing on three interconnected themes of this time period: the role of reform in the process of state building, the interaction of state and social movements, and alternative visions of economic development. This volume contains Rieber's previously published, classic essays, edited and updated, as well as newly written works that together provide a well-integrated framework for reflection on this topic. Rieber argues that Russia's style of autocratic governance not only reflected the personalities of the rulers but also the challenges of overcoming economic backwardness in a society lacking common citizenship and a cohesive ruling class. The Imperial Russian Project reveals how during the nineteenth century the tsar was obliged to operate within a changing and more complex world, reducing his options and restricting his freedom of action.
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Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   780g
ISBN:   9781487520380
ISBN 10:   1487520387
Pages:   528
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alfred J. Rieber is a premier historian of Russia and the Soviet Union. He is University Professor Emeritus at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Reviews for The Imperial Russian Project: Autocratic Politics, Economic Development, and Social Fragmentation

Alfred Rieber belong to the first generation of postwar Russian experts in the United States, yet sixty years later he is still going strong, producing research of great originality and powerful insight. This collection of articles - too rich for a review to do justice - prsents a searching and distinctive interpretation of the evolution of Imperial Russia from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. -- Geoffrey Hosking, University College London * Journal of Modern History, September 2019 * The articles of The Imperial Russian Project contribute to a remarkable global interpretation of Russian history that brings together economic change, the evolution of a cultivated and competent officialdom, and the relations between state and society. -- Richard Wortman * <em>Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History</em> *


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