Governing tsarist Russia / Peter Waldron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldron, Peter, 1956-

Series:

European history in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism.

Russia--Politics and government.

Russia.

Politics and government.

Russia--History.

History.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

viii, 210 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

By 1900, Tsarist Russia was the most powerful state in Europe. Its fearsome domestic policies and its military power made it respected across the continent. In this clear and accessible introduction, Peter Waldron analyses the roots of Russian power: the monarchs who ruled Russia, the beliefs that guided them and the ethos that permeated their state. He explores why, when other European monarchies were forced to surrender authority, the tsars were able to maintain their unlimited power for so long. In 1917, however, the power of Tsarism proved to be an illusion, and Waldron traces the gradual downfall of a state which sowed the seeds of its own destruction. With an easy-to-follow, thematic approach, Governing Tsarist Russia: examines the unique challenges that faced the Tsarist Empire in terms of geography, culture, finance and military power, contextualises the place of Tsarism in the modern history of Russia, includes maps and a helpful bibliography to aid study.

Contents:

Introduction: Building the Russian State 1

Part I The Ethos of Autocracy 13

Chapter 1 The Ideology of Tsarism 15

Chapter 2 Monarchs 35

Chapter 3 Service 54

Part II Ruling an Empire 73

Chapter 4 Institutions 75

Chapter 5 Provincial Authority 97

Chapter 6 Coercion, Police and Justice 117

Chapter 7 National Challenges 136

Chapter 8 Financing the Empire 158

Conclusion: The Legacy of Tsarism 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780333717172

0333717171

033371718X

9780333717189

OCLC:

52991081