Decentralization and Self-Government in Russia, 1830-1870

by S. Frederick Starr and Frederick S. Starr

Book Overview

The turbulent period of renewal and innovation that followed Russia's crushing defeat in the Crimea has been interpreted, historically, in terms of the emancipation of the serfs and the evolution of the gentry class. But, contends Frederick Starr, such an approach underestimates the breadth and intensity of the impulse for local reforms per se. After tracing the ideological sources of the reform, Mr. Starr examines in detail the legislative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691619670
• ISBN13: 9780691619675
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"