Selected articles on Russia: history, description and politics

By Clara Elizabeth Fanning

Book Overview

Before headlines, there were observers. Before ideologies hardened, there were journeys. Selected articles on Russia: history, description and politics brings together C. E. Fanning's incisive reportage and reflective commentary into a historical essays collection that reads with the immediacy of classic travel writing. Russia, seen close up, here. Moving between scene-setting description and clear-eyed judgement, these pieces offer a readable russian history overview alongside russian politics analysis, tracing how power is practised and how ordinary life adapts. Fanning writes from the threshold of modernity, when imperial russia studies and the wider story of eastern europe history were being reshaped by reform, unrest and international pressure. As a political articles anthology and a study in russian society and culture, the volume captures attitudes, institutions and public debates in a way later histories can only summarise. For readers seeking russia studies reference material, it also serves as valuable primary source reading: a record of how Russia was explained to English-language audiences, with the texture of place that makes russian travel writing classics so enduring. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether you are browsing for a compelling window onto 19th century russia or building a classic-library shelf, these selected articles reward both the curious newcomer and the attentive collector, and they illuminate the roots of modern debates without demanding specialist knowledge from any reader.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353709008
• ISBN13: 9789353709006
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"