Author: Edward H. JudgePublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815622956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Plehve
Author: Edward H. JudgePublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815622956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Russia of Plehve
Author: Edward Henry JudgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
The Russia of Plehve
Author: Edward H. JudgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Imperial Borderland
Author: Tuomo PolvinenPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822315636
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In 1904 the Russian Governor-General in Helsinki, Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov, was assassinated by a Finnish nationalist. In this study by Finland's leading diplomatic historian, Tuomo Polvinen examines the tense and troubled relationship of Finland to the tsarist empire and the nature of Russian nationality policy at the turn of the century. Bobrikov's appointment to the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1898 by Nicholas II led to a policy of intensified Russification that ended nearly a century of political equilibrium between the two states. With access to previously unavailable Russian archival material, Polvinen provides a uniquely balanced and informed view of this dramatic new phase in Russian-Finnish relations. Presenting Bobrikov in the overall context of Russian policy toward Finland, Polvinen investigates such issues as Bobrikov's goals for Finland, the effect of Russian politics on its Finnish policy, and the influence of Russian journalists during this crucial period. Offering insight into the workings of the Russian government and its borderland policy during a time of rising international tension, Imperial Borderland will attract readers of Baltic, Finnish, Russian, and Scandinavian history. Those with an interest in the continuing importance of nationalism and nationalities policy in this region of the world will also find this book valuable.
The Romanovs
Author: Simon Sebag MontefiorePublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101946970
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the national bestselling author of Stalin: An "epic history on the grandest scale” (Financial Times) about the most successful dynasty of modern times, a family who created the world’s greatest empire—and then lost it all. "An essential addition to the library of anyone interested in Russian history.” —The New York Times Book Review The Romanovs ruled a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality intoc the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition. Simon Sebag Montefiore’s gripping chronicle reveals their secret world of unlimited power and ruthless empire-building, overshadowed by palace conspiracy, family rivalries, sexual decadence, and wild extravagance. Drawing on new archival research, Montefiore delivers an enthralling epic of triumph and tragedy, love and murder, that is both a universal study of power and a portrait of empire that helps define Russia today.
The Revolution of 1905
Author: Abraham AscherPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804723275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The first of two volumes, this is the most comprehensive account of the Revolution of 1905—a decisive turning point in modern Russian history—to appear in any Western language in a generation.
Fontanka 16
Author: Charles A. RuudPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773524842
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This account describes the development of a secret police force that was rooted in tsarist Russia, but provided a model for Soviet police organizations. Ruud (history, U. of Western Ontario) and Stepanov (history, Russian Independent Institute of Social and Nationality Problems, Moscow) provide a comprehensive study of the tsarist secret police, the Okhranka, which was designed to catch terrorists before they assassinated Russia's leaders, during the period leading up to the Revolution of 1917. The book explores the Okhranka and its allied organization, the Gendarmes, through particular cases rather than in strictly institutional terms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Tsarist Secret Police and Russian Society, 1880-1917
Author: Fredric S. ZuckermanPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814796737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Karakozov in 1866, Russian political life became trapped within a vicious circle of political reaction, growing disillusionment with the government and intensifying political dissent that increasingly manifested itself in acts of terrorism against Tsarist officials.
The American Monthly Review of Reviews
Author: Albert ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Causes of War, 3rd Ed.
Author: Geoffrey BlaineyPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0029035910
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The peace that passeth understanding -- Paradise is a bazaar -- Dreams and delusions of a coming war -- While waterbirds fight -- Death-watch and scapegoat wars -- War chests and pulse beats -- A calendar of war -- The abacus of power -- War as an accident -- Aims and arms -- A day that lives in infamy -- Vendetta of the Black Sea -- Long wars -- And shorter wars -- The mystery of wide wars -- Australia's Pacific war -- Myths of the nuclear era -- War, peace and neutrality.