21H.466 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, Fall 2008
At the beginning of the eighteenth century Russia began to come into its own as a major European power. Members of the Russian intellectual classes increasingly compared themselves and their autocratic order to states and societies in the West. This comparison generated both a new sense of national...
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| description | At the beginning of the eighteenth century Russia began to come into its own as a major European power. Members of the Russian intellectual classes increasingly compared themselves and their autocratic order to states and societies in the West. This comparison generated both a new sense of national consciousness and intense criticism of the existing order in Russia. In this course we will examine different perspectives on Russian history and literature in order to try to understand the Russian Empire as it changed from the medieval period to the modern. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/794042025-02-21T15:49:22Z 21H.466 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, Fall 2008 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics Wood, Elizabeth A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section Muscovy Empire Peter the Great Catherine II nobility bourgeoisie Constitution bureaucracy Nicholas I Decembrists serfdom Alexander II Great reforms intelligentsia Caucasus Russo-Japanese War Lenin World War I Nicholas II At the beginning of the eighteenth century Russia began to come into its own as a major European power. Members of the Russian intellectual classes increasingly compared themselves and their autocratic order to states and societies in the West. This comparison generated both a new sense of national consciousness and intense criticism of the existing order in Russia. In this course we will examine different perspectives on Russian history and literature in order to try to understand the Russian Empire as it changed from the medieval period to the modern. 2008-12 Learning Object 21H.466-Fall2008 local: 21H.466 local: IMSCP-MD5-5b3ee9b6070fd491e7156f66664e3aef http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79404 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. Usage Restrictions: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ text/html Fall 2008 |
| spellingShingle | Muscovy Empire Peter the Great Catherine II nobility bourgeoisie Constitution bureaucracy Nicholas I Decembrists serfdom Alexander II Great reforms intelligentsia Caucasus Russo-Japanese War Lenin World War I Nicholas II Wood, Elizabeth A. 21H.466 Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, Fall 2008 |
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| topic | Muscovy Empire Peter the Great Catherine II nobility bourgeoisie Constitution bureaucracy Nicholas I Decembrists serfdom Alexander II Great reforms intelligentsia Caucasus Russo-Japanese War Lenin World War I Nicholas II |
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