Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671-1725 (New Studies in European History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671-1725 (New Studies in European History) Book

A history of Russian politics during a fifty-year period which saw the transformation of Russia into a more-or-less European monarchy by Peter the Great. It demonstrates that at the core of Russian politics was the interaction of the tsar and the ruling elite. Peter managed to largely master that contentious elite by a series of compromises, ultimately towards a compromise which favoured new men without excluding the aristocrats entirely. The outcome was new balance of power at the centre, and a new Europeanised culture.Read More

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    This book is a history of Russian politics during a fifty-year period that saw the transformation of Russia into a European monarchy by Peter the Great. Bushkovitch demonstrates that the interaction of the tsar and the ruling elite was at the core of Russian politics as Peter managed to largely master the contentious elite by a series of compromises, ultimately toward one that favored new men without excluding the aristocrats entirely. The outcome was a new balance of power at the center, and a new Europeanized culture.

  • 0521805856
  • 9780521805858
  • Paul Bushkovitch
  • 27 September 2001
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 498
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