Peter the Great The Struggle for Power, 1671-1725 |
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| Author:
| Bushkovitch, Paul |
| Contribution by:
| Baldwin, Peter
Clark, Christopher
Collins, James B.
Roper, Lyndal
Rodr¡guez-Salgado, Mia |
| Series title: | New Studies in European History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03067-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $60.99 |
Book Description:
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A history of Russian politics during a fifty-year period which saw the transformation of Russia into a more-or-less European monarchy by Peter the Great. It demonstrates that at the core of Russian politics was the interaction of the tsar and the ruling elite. Peter managed to largely master that contentious elite by a series of compromises, ultimately towards a compromise which favoured new men without excluding the aristocrats entirely. The outcome was new balance of power at the...
More DescriptionA history of Russian politics during a fifty-year period which saw the transformation of Russia into a more-or-less European monarchy by Peter the Great. It demonstrates that at the core of Russian politics was the interaction of the tsar and the ruling elite. Peter managed to largely master that contentious elite by a series of compromises, ultimately towards a compromise which favoured new men without excluding the aristocrats entirely. The outcome was new balance of power at the centre, and a new Europeanised culture.