Russia under the old regime

by Pipes, Richard

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Title Statements

Full title :Russia under the old regime / Richard Pipes.

Summary

The theme of this book is the political system of Russia. It traces the growth of the Russian state from its beginnings in the ninth century to the end of the nineteenth, and the parallel development of the principal social orders: peasantry, nobility, middle class and clergy. The question which it poses is why in Russia -- unlike the rest of Europe to which Russia belongs by virtue of her location, race and religion -- society has proven unable to impose on political authority any kind of effective restraints. After suggesting some answers to this problem, I go on to show how in Russia the opposition to absolutism tended to assume the form of a struggle for ideals rather than for class interests, and how the imperial government, challenged in this manner, responded by devising administrative practices that clearly anticipate those of the modern police state. - Foreword.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1974

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Scribner
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1974

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 360 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0684140411, 9780684140414, 0684142252, 9780684142258, 002395700X, 9780023957000, 0684148269, 9780684148267, 0297768441, 9780297768449
oclc:ocm01283225
LC Classification:DK40
Dewey Decimal:947

The environment and its consequences -- The genesis of the patrimonial state in Russia -- The triumph of patrimonialism -- The anatomy of the patrimonial regime -- The partial dismantling of the patrimonial state -- The peasantry -- Dvorianstvo -- The missing bourgeoisie -- The church as servant of the state -- The intelligentsia -- Toward the police state.