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Nicholas Karamzin and Russian Society in the Nineteenth Century - A Study in Russian Political and Historical Thought (Paperback)
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Nicholas Karamzin and Russian Society in the Nineteenth Century - A Study in Russian Political and Historical Thought (Paperback)
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Nicholas Karamzin (1766-1826) was a remarkably active thinker and
writer during a time that was trying to all Europeans. A first-hand
witness to the French Revolution, Napoleonic suzerainty over
Europe, the burning of Moscow, and the Decembrist revolt in St.
Petersburg, he presented in his voluminous correspondence and
published writings a world view that recognized the weaknesses of
the Russian Empire and at the same time foresaw the dangers of both
radical change and rigid autocracy. Russian conservatism owes much
to this man, even though he would have agreed with very few of
those who came after him and were called conservative: he supported
autocracy, but was committed to enlightenment; he abhorred
constitutions. The fact that his writing had lasting significance
has rarely been challenged, but the social and political nature of
that contribution has never before been demonstrated. Previous
studies of Karamzin have dealt with his literary career. This
monograph focuses on the final third of his life, on his career at
court (1816-26) and on the cultural heritage he left to the Russian
Empire. As the historian of Russia most widely read by his and
later generations, his historical interpretations mirrored and
helped shape the image Russians had of themselves. Professor
Black's study of Karamzin is crucial to any examination of Russia's
enlightenment, conservatism, historical writing, and national
self-consciousness.
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