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Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1997. Hardcover. VG+ (museum label inside front cover). Green boards with black lettering on front cover and spine, 307 pp, bw illustrations. Russia's eighteenth-century drive toward modernity and empire under the two "greats"--Peter I and Catherine II - is fully captured in this new work by one of Russia's outstanding young historians. Kamenskii develops three themes: Russia's encounter with European civilization; the transformation of "Holy Russia" into a multinational empire; and the effects of efforts from above to modernize Russia selectively along Western lines. Writing in a clear, crisp style, the author enlivens his narrative with observations from contemporary literary figures and political commentators that illuminate the significance of the events he describes. In preparing this first history of eighteenth-century Russia to be written in many years, Kamenskii has drawn on the work of several generations of historians from many nations. His goal - gracefully…
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by Aleksandr Borisovich Kamenskii; David Griffiths (Translator); A. Kamenskii
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- Title The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Searching for a Place in the World
- Author Aleksandr Borisovich Kamenskii; David Griffiths (Translator); A. Kamenskii
- Binding Open Ebook
- Pages 318
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher M.E. Sharpe
- ISBN 9780585019789 / 0585019789
- Ages 18 to 18 years
- Grade levels 13 - 13
- Reading level 1400
- Dewey Decimal Code 947
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