Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-Century Nizhnii Novgorod
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Several stark premises have long prevailed in our approach to Russian history. It was commonly assumed that Russia had always labored under a highly centralized and autocratic imperial state. The responsibility for this lamentable state of affairs was ultimately assigned to the profoundly agrarian character of Russian society. The countryside, home to the overwhelming majority of the nation s population, was considered a harsh world of cruel landowners...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822961717
ISBN13:9780822961710
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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