The Russian empire, 1801-1917 / by Hugh Seton-Watson
1967, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #432051
Physical description; xx, 813 pages : maps ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 743-768) and indexes. Contents; Eighteenth-century Russia. Political and social forces -- Russia as a great power -- The Alexandrine age. Reform and resistance -- War and peace -- The aftermath -- The gendarme of Europe. Government -- Social development -- Ideas and movements -- Foreign relations -- The tsar liberator. The great reforms -- From disenchantment to assassination -- Foreign policy -- The age of counter-reform. Government -- Social development -- Political movements -- Foreign policy -- From revolution to revolution. The days of liberty -- The age of Stolypin -- Foreign policy -- The end of the monarchy. Subjects; 1801-1917. Soviet Union History 19th century. Soviet Union History Nicholas II, 1894-1917. History. Politics. Government. 18th Century. 20th Century. Russians Asia History 19th century.
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