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Reinterpreting Russian History: Readings 860-1860s
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by Daniel H. Kaiser and Gary Marker
Sales Rank: 197617
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List Price: $39.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA January 6, 1994
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195078586
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195078589
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Reader Reviews
So, you want to learn about Imperial and Pre-Imperial Russia? Good Choice. This book is also a good choice for that. Broken down into sections that cover the rise of the Imperial government from the first tribes of the Russian Steppe to the great reforms of the 1860s. The format is easily understood and allows quick reference. each section is composed of primary documents and then articles by various historians on the subjects raised in the primary documents. The disscusion is interesting, and brings together both Russian and Western Historians. THe primary documents are well chosen and run the gamut from childrens scratchings in birchbark from what is presumably a school room to the text of some of Alexander II's public statements on serfdom. Combined with a large selection of images from the periods, the book gives a good feel of what the time was like. The primary sources also show a sensitivity to different ways of looking at and for history. there are some transcriptions of folk tales, and some law codes, (rather more of the latter than the former). For students interested in seeing what the big names in historical reaserch are using to write their learned texts, this is an excellent introduction to the world of primary sources from early history; and since the literature discusses the sources which have already been shown, the student can see how they were incorporated. There are two reasons i gave this book 4 stars rather than 5. first, its hard to get a good grasp of history from the book, since it feels vaguely disjointed and eposodic rather than flowing. this is not anything that could not be solved with a good companion (i recommend Gregory Freeze's "Russia: A History") but it makes reading it on its own difficult for a person not well versed in the history, which is a pity since the writing is easy to read and would otherswise make a good book for the lay person. Secondly, (and this isn't a flaw for me, but some of my friends who read it with me in the class i took with this book as a text thought it was) was that the book spends a lot of time looking at law codes. i happen to like that, but some of my friends who are more interested in the "story" of history found it deadly dull. if you look at the rest of Kaiser's work, you will notice a certian tendancy toward law codes. so that is something to keep in mind. on the whole, this is definitely one of the best history books i have read on russia in general and on pre imperial russia it is one of the best.
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