Russia in 1913 by Wayne Dowler
A pivotal year in the history of the Russian Empire, 1913 marks the tercentennial celebration of the Romanov Dynasty, the infamous anti-Semitic Beilis Trial, Russia's first celebration of International Women's Day, the ministerial boycott of the Duma, and the amnestying of numerous prisoners and political exiles, along with many other important events. A vibrant public sphere existed in Russia's last full year of peace prior to war and revolution. During this time a host of voluntary associations, a lively and relatively free press, the rise of progressive municipal governments, the growth of legal consciousness, the advance of market relations and new concepts of property tenure in the countryside, and the spread of literacy were tranforming Russian society. Russia in 1913 captures the complexity of the economy and society in the brief period between the revolution of 1905 and the outbreak of war in 1914 and shows how the widely accepted narrative about pre-war late Imperial Russia has failed in significant ways. While providing a unique synthesis of the historiography, Dowler also uses reportage from two newspapers to create a fuller impression of the times. This engaging and important study will appeal both to Russian studies scholars and serious readers of history.Dowler does a great service to the profession with his assessment and compilation of relevant historiographic trends and arguments that often challenge the traditional narrative... The volume provides a solid overview of the various elements of pre-war Russian society, emphasizing cohesion and cooperation over revolution and providing a sense of the complexity of Imperial Russia on the eve of its transformation.
* Canadian-American Slavic Studies *Wayne Dowler is an intellectual and cultural historian of Imperial Russia and is professor in the Department of Humanities at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. He is the author of Classroom and Empire and Dostoevsky, Grigor'Ev and Native Soil Conservatism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780875804279 |
| ISBN 10 | 0875804276 |
| Title | Russia in 1913 |
| Author | Wayne Dowler |
| Series | Niu Series In Slavic East European And Eurasian Studies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2010-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 361 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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