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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... votchina) system. The word otchina is from the word otets, father. Hence the system is also known as the patrimonial (Latin pater) system of land tenure. It stipulated the division of a father's property among all his sons without any ...
... votchina) system. The word otchina is from the word otets, father. Hence the system is also known as the patrimonial (Latin pater) system of land tenure. It stipulated the division of a father's property among all his sons without any ...
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... votchina (patrimonial system), and the rota system (sharing of princely succession)—the first two atrophied such as to lose their substance. To impose, for the sake of brevity and simplicity, a somewhat perverse perspective of hindsight ...
... votchina (patrimonial system), and the rota system (sharing of princely succession)—the first two atrophied such as to lose their substance. To impose, for the sake of brevity and simplicity, a somewhat perverse perspective of hindsight ...
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... (votchina). Ivan evidently aimed to destroy whatever princely power rivaled his own. Judging by the scant historical evidence, he seems to have made very heavy demands of his rival princes, probably heavier demands than he thought that ...
... (votchina). Ivan evidently aimed to destroy whatever princely power rivaled his own. Judging by the scant historical evidence, he seems to have made very heavy demands of his rival princes, probably heavier demands than he thought that ...
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... votchina system. First he declared large parts of the population in the conquered territories treasonous; then he abrogated their property rights; and finally he engaged in massive transfers of the population so condemned. He moved his ...
... votchina system. First he declared large parts of the population in the conquered territories treasonous; then he abrogated their property rights; and finally he engaged in massive transfers of the population so condemned. He moved his ...
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... (votchina) with fief-holding tenure (pomestie), and nothing stood between him and absolutism. In Russia, it was the state that evolved, defined, and limited society: the fief, new regiments of musketeers (streltsy) the new service class ...
... (votchina) with fief-holding tenure (pomestie), and nothing stood between him and absolutism. In Russia, it was the state that evolved, defined, and limited society: the fief, new regiments of musketeers (streltsy) the new service class ...
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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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