The Great Reforms of the 1860s marked the broadest attempt at
social and economic renovation to occur in Russia between the death
of Peter the Great in 1725 and the Revolution of 1905. In just more
than a decade, imperial reform acts freed Russia's serfs,
restructured her courts, established institutions of local
self-government in parts of the empire, altered the constraints
that censorship imposed on the press, and transformed Russia's vast
serf armed forces into a citizen army in which men from all classes
bore equal responsibility for military service.
This invaluable study explains why the legislation assumed the
shape that it did and estimates what the Great Reforms ultimately
accomplished. "The Great Reforms" offered readers a vital starting
point from which to evaluate the prospects for "glasnost',"
"perestroika," and reform in the Gorbachev era.
General
Imprint: |
Northern Illinois University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies |
Release date: |
October 1990 |
First published: |
September 1990 |
Authors: |
W.Bruce Lincoln
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
Pages: |
303 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87580-549-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
European history >
General
Books >
History >
European history >
General
|
LSN: |
0-87580-549-3 |
Barcode: |
9780875805498 |
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