The Russian Tragedy: The Burden of History: The Burden of HistoryRoutledge, 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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... called freedom. Acknowledgments. Many friends and colleagues have given me the benefit of critical readings and comments on all of parts of the manuscript or have discussed various issues in it with me: David Beito, Celeste Burnum ...
... called freedom. Acknowledgments. Many friends and colleagues have given me the benefit of critical readings and comments on all of parts of the manuscript or have discussed various issues in it with me: David Beito, Celeste Burnum ...
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... called pomestie. A pomestie was in effect a fief. In the language of European feudalism, a votchina was an allod, land held unconditionally; a pomestie, a fief, was held conditionally in a contract of obligations to the prince who ...
... called pomestie. A pomestie was in effect a fief. In the language of European feudalism, a votchina was an allod, land held unconditionally; a pomestie, a fief, was held conditionally in a contract of obligations to the prince who ...
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... called by Ivan IV in 1566 to advise him on the Livonian War. It consisted of a delegation chosen by the government. The zemskii sobor of 1613 was undoubtedly a genuinely representative assembly of the land, one generated by the people ...
... called by Ivan IV in 1566 to advise him on the Livonian War. It consisted of a delegation chosen by the government. The zemskii sobor of 1613 was undoubtedly a genuinely representative assembly of the land, one generated by the people ...
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... called Grands Jours, whereby the king established a specially convoked court of law at a place of his designation in the provinces where the local courts were not handling their duties in a satisfactory fashion. The Grands Jours of ...
... called Grands Jours, whereby the king established a specially convoked court of law at a place of his designation in the provinces where the local courts were not handling their duties in a satisfactory fashion. The Grands Jours of ...
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Índice
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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