Focusing on internal developments in Imperial Russia, this book provides even-handed coverage of the period, with thorough attention to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Political history is... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I am currently taking a class by Professor Cracraft and used this book. It was a good read because it was an easy read. It was not confusing in any way and professor Cracraft's introductions to the essays were knowledgable. The material convered Russian history from Peter the Great to the fall of Nicholas II. The reader is a good tool in learning about the times and the monarchs themselves as well as their policies. Well worth the money!
An excellent look at imperial Russian history
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James Cracraft has compiled and translated an excellent collection of essays from the top Russian historians. Beginning with the era of Peter the Great and covering the imperial history all the way up to Nicholas II's overthrough by the Bolsheviks.
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