Imperial Russian Foreign Policy by Hugh Ragsdale

Imperial Russian Foreign Policy by Hugh Ragsdale

Imperial Russian Foreign Policy aims to demythologise a field hitherto dominated by suspicions of diabolical cunning, inscrutable motives, and international plots using unseen forces of the gigantic, fear-inspiring empire of the tsar. The contributors, leading historians from both Russia and the West, examine Imperial foreign policy from its origins to the October Revolution, revealing a policy that, as in other countries, had a complex of motives - commerce, nationalism, the interests of various social groups - but an unusual origin, coming almost exclusively from the entourage of the tsar. The work is based largely on original research in Soviet archives, which only became possible after Soviet glasnost.

' … doubly welcomeIt is inspired by genuine scholarly interest in the subject … it provides additional evidence of a broadening range of Russian historiography.' Richard Pipes, The Times Literary Supplement
'The contributors show a high scholarly standard throughout. The cooperation of Western and Soviet historians in an outstanding, well-coordinated composition gives this book special appeal. It will be of great use … for teachers and students of history and international relations.' Dietrich Geyer, University of Tübingen

Ragsdale, Hugh: - HUGH RAGSDALE, Professor of History at the University of Alabama, is the author of Paul I: A Reassessment of His Life and Reign and Detente in the Napoleonic Era: Bonaparte and the Russians. His articles on Russian and French history have appeared in scholarly journals and other publications.

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ISBN 13	9780521442299
ISBN 10	052144229X
Title	Imperial Russian Foreign Policy
Author	Hugh Ragsdale
Series	Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1993-10-29
Number of pages	476
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