The Russian Tragedy: The Burden of History: The Burden of History

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Routledge, 16 sept 2016 - 322 páginas
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.

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Foreword
Russia and the Russian Political Style
The Divorce of State and Society
Peter and Catherine
The Imperial Dead
A Literary Excursion
Reform or Revolution 19001917
The Awkward World of Leninism 19171928
The Brave New World of Stalinism 19281953
Reform or RevolutionAgain 19531991
A Cautious Prognosis
Notes
Index
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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.

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