Russia Under The Old Regime
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some wear and minor soiling to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with signs of aging. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A landmark work in Russian historiography, Russia under the Old Regime presents a sweeping and authoritative account of how Russia's distinctive political and social order took shape over centuries. Harvard historian Richard Pipes argues that geography, serfdom, and the nature of the Russian state combined to produce a system of patrimonial autocracy fundamentally different from the political traditions of Western Europe. The book chronicles the development of Russian society from its earliest origins through the reign of the Romanovs, detailing how the absence of a strong middle class and independent institutions paved the way for the authoritarian state. Pipes illustrates with scholarly precision how the structures of the old regime ultimately made the Bolshevik Revolution not just possible, but perhaps inevitable. Written with analytical rigour and narrative clarity, this work remains an essential text for understanding the deep historical roots of Russian political culture.
Author: Richard Pipes
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974, Charles Scribner's Sons
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some wear and minor soiling to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with signs of aging. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A landmark work in Russian historiography, Russia under the Old Regime presents a sweeping and authoritative account of how Russia's distinctive political and social order took shape over centuries. Harvard historian Richard Pipes argues that geography, serfdom, and the nature of the Russian state combined to produce a system of patrimonial autocracy fundamentally different from the political traditions of Western Europe. The book chronicles the development of Russian society from its earliest origins through the reign of the Romanovs, detailing how the absence of a strong middle class and independent institutions paved the way for the authoritarian state. Pipes illustrates with scholarly precision how the structures of the old regime ultimately made the Bolshevik Revolution not just possible, but perhaps inevitable. Written with analytical rigour and narrative clarity, this work remains an essential text for understanding the deep historical roots of Russian political culture.