Bibliograph

The History of Russia from 1801 to the Present

Type

Label

The History of Russia from 1801 to the Present

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The History of Russia from 1801 to the Present

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1038488035

Series statement

Societies and Cultures: Russia Ser

Summary

In the slightly more than two centuries since the dawn of the nineteenth century, Russia has undergone sweeping changes several times over. Readers will learn about the tension between reform and autocracy that marked the nineteenth century, World War I and the fall of the last tsar, and the rise of the USSR. They will examine the USSR's time as a twentieth-century superpower, the fall of communism, and Russia's current power plays for global influence. Sidebars provide extra information, while historical photographs let readers see the figures and events that shaped Russian history with their

Table Of Contents

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Reigns of Alexander I and Nicholas I; Government; Social Classes; Ministry of State Domains; Education and Intellectual Life; The Russian Empire; Foreign Policy; Chapter Two: From Alexander II to Nicholas II; Emancipation and Reform; Revolutionary Activities; Economic and Social Development; The Commune; Education and Ideas; Russification Policies; Foreign Policy; Chapter Three: The Last Years of Tsardom; The Revolution of 1905-06; The State Duma; Agrarian Reforms; World War I and the Fall of the MonarchyChapter Four: Soviet RussiaThe October (November) Revolution; The Civil War; New Economic Policy; War Communism; The Stalin Era; The Khrushchev Era; The Brezhnev Era; The Gorbachev Era; Chapter Five: Post-Soviet Russia; The Yeltsin Era; Economic Reforms; Problems with the Ruble; Political and Social Changes; Organized Crime; Ethnic Relations and Russia's "Near-Abroad"; Foreign Affairs; The Putin Presidency; Separatism; Foreign Affairs; Political and Economic Reforms; The Medvedev Presidency; The Second Putin Presidency; The Ukraine Conflict and Syrian InterventionSilencing Critics and Actions in the WestConclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Target audience

adolescent

Classification