ABSTRACT
This work provides an interpretive history of Russia from earliest times to today, recounting the story of Russia's past. It discusses Russia's strengths and weaknesses as a civilization, and the challenges posed by the contemporary effort to remake Russia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |150 pages
The Historical Ingredients
chapter |26 pages
Origins: Russia and the Russian Political Style
chapter |20 pages
Politics and Religion: The Divorce of State and Society
chapter |24 pages
Reason and Progress: Peter and Catherine
chapter |35 pages
Reaction and Revolt: The Imperial Dead End
chapter |43 pages
Culture, Character, Psyche: A Literary Excursion
part |125 pages
The Revolutionary Experience
