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Centuries after he ruled Russian from 1689 to 1725, Peter the Great remains one of the most revered and enigmatic leaders in world history. This study by Yale historian Paul Bushkovitch casts new light on Peter and his times, and demonstrates why it is impossible to comprehend the later course of Russian history without first grasping Peter's profound influence. Bushkovitch illustrates how Peter, during his 36 years as Tsar, transformed his country into a modern nation: he strengthened the state, reorganised the army, established a navy and conquered new territories. In addition to these momentous achievements, Peter changed the face of the Russian character by introducing European culture, scientific innovations and political thought to Russia. His influence ultimately paved the way for liberalism, Western-style nationalism and communism. In the end, neither his contemporaries nor generations of future historians can agree on how Peter should be remembered: was he a heroic reformer who brought Russian in the modern age, or a violent despot who valued the ideas of foreigners over Russian heritage?

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Russia at the End of the Seventeenth Century Chapter 2 Tradition and Westernization Chapter 3 A Quarter Century of Conflict 1676-1699 Chapter 4 The Era of Experimentation 1700-1716 Chapter 5 Crisis and Resolution 1716-1725 Chapter 6 Absolutism, Aristocracy, and Reform

About the Author :
Paul Bushkovitch is professor of history at Yale University.

Review :
"Unlike so many books that stress Peter's foreign policy, Bushkovitch's Peter the Great focuses on domestic and cultural reforms and Peter's struggle with conservative aristocratic opposition. Concise and tightly argued, this book sets forth the myriad contexts in which Peter acted - Muscovite tradition, seventeenth-century cultural change and late Baroque Europe, and analyzes the key reforms. By focusing on power and political reform, Bushkovitch brilliantly demonstrates the logic that drove Peter's incessant drive to europeanize Russia." - Nancy Kollmann, Stanford University.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780847696390
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Height: 221 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 141 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0847696391
  • Publisher Date: 19 Nov 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Critical Issues in World and International History
  • Weight: 281 gr


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