The Reforms of Peter the Great

Author	: Evgenii V. Anisimov
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 338
Release	: 2015-02-24
ISBN-10	: 9781317454878
ISBN-13	: 1317454871
Rating	: 4/5 (78 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Reforms of Peter the Great written by Evgenii V. Anisimov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This psychologically penetrating revisionist account of the life and rule of Rusia's 18th-century Tsar-reformer develops an important theme - that is, what happens when the drive for "progress" is linked to an autocratic, expansionist impulse rather than to a larger goal of human emancipation? And, what has been the price of power - both for Peter and for Russia?

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