Hugh Ragsdale

The Russian Tragedy

The Burden of History: The Burden of History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work provides an interpretive history of Russia from earliest times to today, recounting the story of Russia's past. It discusses Russia's strengths and weaknesses as a civilization, and the challenges posed by the contemporary effort to remake Russia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9781563247569
• ISBN-10: 1563247569
• Artikelnr.: 22477330

Autorenporträt

Hugh Ragsdale studied at the University of North Carolina (A.B.) and the University of Virginia (M.A., Ph.D.). A past recipient of awards from Fulbright, the International Research & Exchanges Board, and the American Council of Learned Societies, he has conducted research in the foreign affairs archives of London, Paris, Vienna, Copenhagen, and Stockholm, as well as Moscow. The Russian Tragedy is his fifth book on the history of Russia.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The Historical Ingredients; Chapter 1 Origins: Russia and the Russian Political Style; Chapter 2 Politics and Religion: The Divorce of State and Society; Chapter 3 Reason and Progress: Peter and Catherine; Chapter 4 Reaction and Revolt: The Imperial Dead End; Chapter 5 Culture, Character, Psyche: A Literary Excursion; Part 2 The Revolutionary Experience; Chapter 6 Reform or Revolution, 1900
1917; Chapter 7 The Awkward World of Leninism, 1917
1928; Chapter 8 The Brave New World of Stalinism, 1928
1953; Chapter 9 Reform or Revolution
Again, 1953
1991; concl Conclusion: A Cautious Prognosis;