Catherine Evtuhov

Portrait of a Russian Province (eBook, PDF)

Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-Century Nizhnii Novgorod

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Produktbeschreibung

Through this study of the province of Nizhnii Novgorod in the nineteenth century, far from the power centers of Petersburg or Moscow, Evtuhov demonstrates how almost everything we thought we knew about Russian society was wrong. Instead of ignorant peasants, we find skilled farmers, artisans and craftsmen, and tradespeople. Instead of a powerful central state, we discover effective local projects and initiative in abundance. Instead of universal ignorance we are shown a lively cultural scene. Most of all, instead of an all-defining Russian exceptionalism we find a world similar to many other European societies. Winner of the 2012 ASEEES Vucinich Book Prize

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822977452
• Artikelnr.: 72254392

Autorenporträt

Catherine Evtuhov is associate professor of history at Georgetown University. She is the author, coauthor, or editor of a number of books, including A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces and The Cross and the Sickle: Sergei Bulgakov and the Fate of Russian Religious Philosophy, 1890-1920.