Voluntary associations in Tsarist Russia : science, patriotism, and civil society / Joseph Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Associations, institutions, etc--Russia--History.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Civil society--Russia--History.

Civil society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 366 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the eve of World War I, Russia, not known as a nation of joiners, had thousands of voluntary associations. Joseph Bradley examines the crucial role of voluntary associations in the development of civil society in Russia from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Illustrations

Introduction. Russian Associations

1. European Societies and the State. Russia in Comparative Perspective

2. The Application of Science. The Free Economic Society and the Moscow Agricultural Society

3. The Quest for National Identity The Russian Geographical Society

4. Patriotism and Useful Knowledge The Society of Friends of Natural History

5. Government and the Public Trust The Russian Technical Society and Education for Industry

6. Advocacy in the Public Sphere Scientific Congresses

Conclusion. An Unstable Partnership

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674053601

0674053605

OCLC:

648757492