Daily Life in Imperial Russia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

Del i serien Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series

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Beskrivning

The history of imperial Russia is rich with warfare, class conflict, royal scandal, and the rise and fall of empire. This volume examines czarist Russia through the social and material lens, including changes in court life, serf/peasant life, the Orthodox church, and the effects of emancipation and industrialization, from the birth of Moscow to the rise of Communism.Thematic chapters cover Peter the Great's modernization of Russia, class structure, the role of the church, traditions and rituals, work and labor practices, health, fashion, and military life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-05-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:539 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313341229

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

GRETA BUCHER is Professor of History at the United States Military Academy. Her research interests include Russian, Soviet and East European historymen's history, and early modern European history. She is author of Women, the Bureaucracy and Daily Life in Postwar Moscow, 1945-1953 (2006) and has written and edited several chapters, articles and translated works.

Recensioner i media

…a pleasure to read. Because its interpretations of various stages and aspects of Russian history are short, balanced, well-informed, and unified by an emphasis on social history, it could be valuable as a supplementary reading in an undergraduate course or as a resource for college-level instructors preparing to teach the Russian history survey…

Innehållsförteckning

ChronologyIntroduction: Early History through Peter the Great1.Modernizing Russia2.The Elites: Princes, Boyars, and Gentry3.The Peasantry4.The Church and the Towns5.Lifestyle, Traditions, and Rituals6.Conclusion: Radicals and RevolutionGlossaryBibliography