Collected Works. Volume 1. State Reforms and the Autocracy of Peter the Great in the First Quarter of the 18th Century
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Collected Works. Volume 1. State Reforms and the Autocracy of Peter the Great in the First Quarter of the 18th Century
19.99 €
The distinguished historian Evgeny Anisimov, a specialist in Russian history of the 17th and 18th centuries and the author of several hundred scholarly publications, is one of the few scholars to have found a delicate balance between academic research and education. The personality and reforms of Peter the Great, the history of political investigation in Russia, the role of women on the Russian throne, and the fates of Russian political figures—the author examines a multitude of subjects crucial to understanding the winding paths of Russian modernization. Each volume of his collected works is a separate monograph devoted to a particular aspect of this complex topic. Drawing on archival sources and the preceding historiographical tradition, Evgeny Anisimov describes the distant past as a living era, closely connected to the present. The reforms of the early 18th century were Peter the Great's attempt to completely destroy the traditional system of statehood in an effort to radically modernize old governance structures and bring Russia into the ranks of great modern powers. But what was the outcome of these transformations? And why did the new system of governance that emerged ultimately prove so far removed from the Swedish model and other European models that Peter had looked to? The first volume of Evgeny Anisimov's collected works is devoted to the emperor's reforms in the system of supreme and central government. In a detailed analysis of the fundamental transformation of all Russian state institutions, the researcher attempts to explain to the reader a historical paradox: how Peter's move toward modern European governance practices led Russia to unlimited absolutism, the strengthening of serfdom, and the creation of a powerful police state.
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