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Russia as Empire: Past and Present

Hardback

Main Details

Title Russia as Empire: Past and Present
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kees Boterbloem
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreHistory
ISBN/Barcode 9781789142914
ClassificationsDewey:947
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 25 illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Reaktion Books
Imprint Reaktion Books
Publication Date 14 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A highly original overview of Russia's tumultuous history Covering more than one thousand years, Russia as Empire shows how the medieval empire of Kyivan Rus' metamorphosed into today's Russian Federation. Kees Boterbloem vividly and lucidly describes Russia's various incarnations and considers how the concept of empire evolved from tsarist Russia to the Soviet Union, and how and why it survives today. He discusses the ideological architects of these empires and the ideas of their political leaders - the tsars, Lenin, Stalin, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin. Russia as Empire considers the role of the various empires' inhabitants, from nobility to clergy and communist party members, revealing how and why they adhered to, or believed in, their country's imperial mission. What emerges is a highly original overview that illuminates the continuities and discontinuities in Russian history.

Author Biography

Kees Boterbloem is professor at the University of South Florida and the author of eleven books, including The Life and Times of Andrei Zhdanov and Moderniser of Russia: Andrei Vinius, 1641-1716.

Reviews

"An original synthesis and a stimulating overview of how Russia acquired and maintained its land-based empire." -- Brian Boeck, DePaul University