M. Perrie – The Cambridge History of Russia (3 Volume set)

Автор: M. Perrie
Название книги: The Cambridge History of Russia (3 Volume set)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: История России
Страницы: 824+806+883
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This is a definitive new history of Russia from early Rus' to the successor states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Volume I encompasses developments before the reign of Peter I; volume II covers the 'imperial era', from Peter's time to the fall of the monarchy in March 1917; and volume III continues the story through to the end of the twentieth century. At the core of all three volumes are the Russians, the lands which they have inhabited and the polities that ruled them while other peoples and territories have also been given generous coverage for the periods when they came under Riurikid, Romanov and Soviet rule. The distinct voices of individual contributors provide a multitude of perspectives on Russia's diverse and controversial millennial history

This first volume of the Cambridge History of Russia covers the
period from early (‘Kievan’) Rus’ to the start of Peter the Great’s
reign in 1689. It surveys the development of Russia through the
Mongol invasions to the expansion of the Muscovite state in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and deals with political,
social, economic and cultural issues under the Riurikid and early
Romanov rulers. The volume is organised on a primarily chronological
basis, but a number of general themes are also addressed,
including the bases of political legitimacy; lawandsociety; the interactions
of Russians and non-Russians; and the relationship of the
state with theOrthodox Church.The international team of authors
incorporates the latest Russian andWestern scholarship and offers
an authoritative new account of the formative ‘pre-Petrine’ period
ofRussian history, before the process of Europeanisation had made
a significant impact on society and culture.
The second volume of The Cambridge History of Russia covers the
imperial period (1689–1917). It encompasses political, economic,
social, cultural, diplomatic and military history. All the major Russian
social groups have separate chapters and the volume also
includes surveys on the non-Russian peoples and the government’s
policies towards them. It addresses themes such as women, law,
the Orthodox Church, the police and the revolutionarymovement.
The volume’s seven chapters on diplomatic and military history,
andonRussia’s evolution as agreatpower,makeit themostdetailed
study of these issues available in English. The contributors come
from the USA, UK, Russia and Germany: most are internationally
recognised as leading scholars in their fields, and some emerging
younger academics engaged in a cutting-edge research have
also been included. No other single volume in any language offers
so comprehensive, expert and up-to-date an analysis of Russian
history in this period
The third volume of the Cambridge History of Russia provides an
authoritative political, intellectual, social and cultural history of the
trials and triumphs ofRussia and the Soviet Union during the twentieth
century. It encompasses not only the ethnically Russian part
of the country but also the non-Russian peoples of the tsarist and
Sovietmultinational states and of the post-Soviet republics. Beginning
with the revolutions of the early twentieth century, chapters
move through the 1920s to the Stalinist 1930s, the Second World
War, the post-Stalin years and the decline and collapse of the USSR.
The contributors attempt to go beyond the divisions that marred
the historiography of the USSR during the Cold War to look for
new syntheses and understandings. The volume is also the first
major undertaking by historians and political scientists to use the
newprimary and archival sources that have become available since
the break-up of the USSR.