Author: Study Group on Eighteenth-Century Russia. International ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Russia and the World of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Study Group on Eighteenth-Century Russia. International ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Three Russian Tales of the Eighteenth Century
Author: Mikhail ChulkovPublisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 9780875806747
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this collection, translator David Gasperetti presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-18th-century Russia. These three works outline the beginnings of modern prose fiction in Russia and illuminate the literary culture that would give rise to the Golden Age of Russian letters.
The Visual Dominant in Eighteenth-Century Russia
Author: Marcus C. LevittPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1609090268
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Enlightenment privileged vision as the principle means of understanding the world, but the eighteenth-century Russian preoccupation with sight was not merely a Western import. In his masterful study, Levitt shows the visual to have had deep indigenous roots in Russian Orthodox culture and theology, arguing that the visual played a crucial role in the formation of early modern Russian culture and identity. Levitt traces the early modern Russian quest for visibility from jubilant self-discovery, to serious reflexivity, to anxiety and crisis. The book examines verbal constructs of sight—in poetry, drama, philosophy, theology, essay, memoir—that provide evidence for understanding the special character of vision of the epoch. Levitt's groundbreaking work represents both a new reading of various central and lesser known texts and a broader revisualization of Russian eighteenth-century culture. Works that have considered the intersections of Russian literature and the visual in recent years have dealt almost exclusively with the modern period or with icons. The Visual Dominant in Eighteenth-Century Russia is an important addition to the scholarship and will be of major interest to scholars and students of Russian literature, culture, and religion, and specialists on the Enlightenment.
The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Aleksandr KamenskiĭPublisher: M E Sharpe Incorporated
ISBN: 9781563245756
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Russia's eighteenth-century drive toward modernity and empire under the two "greats" - Peter I and Catherine II - is fully captured in this new work by one of Russia's outstanding young historians. Kamenskii develops three themes: Russia's encounter with European civilization; the transformation of "Holy Russia" into a multinational empire; and the effects of efforts from above to modernize Russia selectively along Western lines. Writing in a clear, crisp style, the author enlivens his narrative with observations from contemporary literary figures and political commentators that illuminate the significance of the events he describes. In preparing this first history of eighteenth-century Russia to be written in many years, Kamenskii has drawn on the work of several generations of historians from many nations. His goal - gracefully achieved - has been to produce a readable, one-volume synthesis revealing the events and processes that were of greatest importance in transforming Russia into one of the world's most lasting empires.
The Plow, the Hammer, and the Knout
Author: Arcadius KahanPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226422534
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The eighteenth century was crucial in Russian history, marking the nation's emergence from a preindustrial society and the onset of a modernization that would make Russia a great European, and eventually global, power. Kahan writes social history of this century to reflect that Russia accomplished this transformation through the coercive power of the state, and the strength and skills of its labor force.
The Russian Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Tradition and Modernization
Author: Aleksandr KamenskiiPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317454693
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Russia's 18th-century drive toward modernity and empire under the two "greats" - Peter I and Catherine II - is captured in this work by one of Russia's outstanding young historians. The author develops three themes: Russia's relationship to the West; the transformation of "Holy Russia" into a multinational empire; and the effects of efforts to modernize Russia selectively along Western lines. Writing in a clear, crisp style, Kamenskii enlivens the narrative with observations from contemporary literary figures and political commentators that point up the lasting significance of the events he describes.
Russia, Europe and the World in the Long Eighteenth Century
Author: Patrons of Enlightenment
Author: Colum LeckeyPublisher: University of Delaware
ISBN: 1611493439
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Patrons of Enlightenment is the first English language study of the St. Petersburg Free Economic Study, one of the most prestigious and influential public associations in Imperial Russian history. Established in 1765 under the personal protection of Catherine the Great, its mission was to enlighten the villages and country estates of the Russian Empire by spreading the gospel of scientific agriculture to noble landowners and the peasants working their land. Emulating the patriotic associations of Western and Central Europe, it also sought to put the finishing touches on the cultural westernization of Russia initiated by the reforming tsar Peter the Great. Within the walls of its meeting house in St. Petersburg, it offered a neutral space where people of different rank, status, and lineage assembled to debate the great issues of the day, above all else the role of a privileged and enlightened nobility in a society anchored in serfdom. For its network of readers and correspondents in the provinces, it provided an opportunity to earn distinction on Russia's public stage through its voluminous publications and its flagship journal, the Transactions of the Free Economic Society. The Society provided the template for public activity and initiative in Imperial Russia, as hundreds of other organizations in the nineteenth century would emulate its example.
Politics and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Russia
Author: Isabel De MadariagaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138160897
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This is a collection of thirteen major essays on eighteenth-century Russia by one of the most distinguished Western historians. They illustrate and explore three major themes: the development of the Russian state and Russian society, in the years when Russia was changing from a minor power on the European periphery to a major actor on the continental stage; the influence of western ideas and western thought on Russian politics and culture; and the impact of the Enlightenment on Russia. This is a substantial contribution not just to the history of Russia, but to early modern Europe generally.
Reflections on Russia in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Study Group on Eighteenth-Century Russia. International ConferencePublisher: Bohlau Verlag
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
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