Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend
Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend

Author: Mike Dixon-Kennedy

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-12-08

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1576074870

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This volume offers the first comprehensive guide in English to the myth and legend of the Russian Empire and other Slavic countries and peoples. There are few stories more stirring than those of ancient Russia. Russian and other Slavic beliefs weave a rich tapestry in which real-world elements coexist with those from fantasy, such as dragons, monsters, and shape-changing wolves. Though Russia adopted Christianity as the state religion in A.D. 988, paganism remained popular through the end of the 19th century and survives in isolated pockets even today. In Russian myth and legend, Christian themes are interwoven with pagan ideas: dragons fight priests, saints encounter nymphs, and witches enter the kingdom of heaven. Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend includes extensive historical, geographical, and biographical background to deepen the reader's understanding of the myth and legend. Numerous illustrations are included in this fascinating volume, which will be of great interest to students, scholars, and everyone who wishes to explore the cultural heritage of ancient Russia.

Russia's Path Toward Enlightenment
Russia's Path Toward Enlightenment

Author: Gary M. Hamburg

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 913

ISBN-13: 0300113137

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ONE: Searching for Enlightenment -- PART I: Wisdom and Wickedness, 1500-1689 -- TWO: God and Politics in Muscovy -- THREE: A Question of Legitimacy -- FOUR: Visions of the State at Mid-Century -- FIVE: Church and Politics in Late Muscovy -- PART II: Ways of Virtue, 1689-1762 -- SIX: Church, State, and Society under Peter -- SEVEN: Virtue and Politics after Peter -- PART III: Straining toward Light, 1762-1801 -- EIGHT: Catherine II and Enlightenment -- NINE: Nikita Panin and Imperial Power

Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth-Century France, Russia and China
Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth-Century France, Russia and China

Author: Roland Mousnier

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-05

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1000424286

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This book, first published in 1971, is a close analysis of some of the typical peasant uprisings of the seventeenth century. The goal of the movements in France and China was a return to an older and more traditional society, rather than a profound transformation of the social structure. In Russia, however, the peasants attempted to overturn the rigid order of a two-class structure and replace it with a more democratic society.

A History of Russia Volume 1
A History of Russia Volume 1

Author: Walter G. Moss

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2003-07-01

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 0857287524

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This new edition retains the features of the first edition that made it a popular choice in universities and colleges throughout the US, Canada and around the world. Moss's accessible history includes full treatment of everyday life, the role of women, rural life, law, religion, literature and art. In addition, it provides many other features that have proven successful, including: a well-organized and clearly written text, references to varying historical perspectives, numerous illustrations and maps, fully updated bibliographies accompanying each chapter as well as a general bibliography, a glossary, and chronological and genealogical lists.

Bolshevism and the Labour Movement
Bolshevism and the Labour Movement

Author: Robert Hunter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-02-17

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1315396483

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Originally published in 1916, this volume discusses the history of the labour movement during the latter part of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries, in so far as it relates to the advocacy and use of violence. A contentious issue which divided the labour movement during the 19th century, the author presents arguments made by both sides of this controversy. Nonetheless, the book remains a Marxist critique of violence as practised by direct action anarchists.

History of Russia
History of Russia

Author: Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Solovʹev

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The unabridged text of Istoriia Rossii s drevneishikh vremen (History of Russia From Earliest Times), first published in St. Petersburg, 1851-1879, in 29 volumes, translated in 50 volumes from the Moscow edition of 1959-1966. Each volume is edited and translated by a scholar expert in the time and topic of the volume. Introductory essays and annotation. -- Publisher.