xiii, 728 p., [32] p. of plates : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: Geopolitics, ecology, and national character -- I. Pre-imperial Rus and the beginnings of empire. Kievan Rus, the Mongols, and the rise of Muscovy ; Ivan IV and the expansion of Muscovy -- II. The troubled building of empire. The turbulent seventeenth century ; Peter the Great and Europeanization -- III. Russia as European empire. State and society in the eighteenth century ; The reigns of Paul, Alexander I, and Nicholas I -- IV. Imperial crisis. Alexander II's uncertain reforms ; The rise of nationalism -- V. Revolution and utopia. Social change and revolution ; War and revolution ; Social transformation and terror ; Soviet society takes shape -- VI. The decline and fall of utopia. Recovery and Cold War ; Soviet society under "developed socialism" ; From Perestroika to Russian Federation -- Chronology

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