Nineteenth-Century Russia - 9781138835801

Name: Nineteenth-Century Russia - 9781138835801
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Nineteenth-Century RussiaOpposition to Autocracy\nAuthor(s): Derek Offord\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138835801, 978-1138835801\nSynopsis\nThis new Seminar Study provides students with a rewarding introduction to nineteenth-century Russia. This period of Russian history is, of course, characterised by the flowering of an enormously rich intellectual and cultural life, the origins of which lie in the intelligentsia?s opposition to autocratic rule. Here, Professor Offord introduces the reader to the period while focusing particularly on the rise of radicalism.\n\nThe book opens with two scene-setting chapters: one looking at the political and social structure peculiar to Russia, and the second looking at the cultural and intellectual background. Then, within a chronological framework, the author examines all the great 'events' in the history of Russian radicalism - from the Decembrist Revolt in 1825, to the 'g.