Russia and the Wider World in Historical Perspective : Essays for Paul Dukes

This new collection of original essays by leading academics explores major issues in Russia's relations with the wider world since the seventeenth century. The emphasis is not on Russian foreign policy per se , but on the different levels of interaction between Russian, its immediate neighbors, and the wider global community, including cultural, political and economic relations. The book has been produced in honor of the distinguished historian, Professor Paul Dukes Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 A Note on Paul Dukes......Page 13 Notes on the Contributors......Page 17 1 Attitudes towards Foreigners in Early Modern Russia......Page 20 2 The Mercenary as Diplomat: the Fall of the House of Stuart and the Rise of the Petrine Order......Page 43 3 Foreigners, Faith and Freemasonry in the Eastern Baltic: the British Factory and Pastor Georg Ludwig Collins in Riga at the End of the Eighteenth Century......Page 64 4 Scotland and Russia: a Boundless Bond......Page 86 5 Russia, the Balkans, and Ukraine in the 1870s......Page 104 6 The Russian Constitutional Monarchy in Comparative Perspective......Page 128 7 Red Internationalists on the March: the Military Dimension, 1918–22......Page 145 8 Paths to World Socialist Revolution: West and East......Page 172 9 Soviet Perceptions of the Allies during the Great Patriotic War......Page 187 10 Russia and Decolonization in Eurasia......Page 209 11 Concluding Remarks......Page 228 Paul Dukes: a Select Bibliography......Page 239 Index......Page 242 This collection of original essays by leading academics explores major issues in Russia's relations with the wider world since the seventeenth century. The main emphasis is not on Russian foreign policy per se, but on the different levels of interaction between Russia, its immediate neighbours, and the wider global community, including cultural, political and economic relations. The many themes explored throughout the volume, from a range of perspectives, include Russian perceptions of non-Russians, awareness of Russia in Europe, and the extent to which Russia has been (or could be) considered part of (or separate from) mainstream European and world history. Collectively the essays reveal striking similarities between past and present issues in Russia's relations with the wider world, and they further strengthen the conviction that an understanding of Russia's place in the world order can only be successfully achieved in the new century if we endeavour first to understand the manner in which it has evolved

A collection of 11 essays, collected by Brennan (Russian studies, King's College, Aberdeen, UK) and Frame (history, U. of Dundee), which focus on the effects of other countries' politics, societies, and relations on the history of Russia. Topics include Soviet perceptions of the allies during the Great Patriotic War (Soviet terminology for W.W.II), decolonization in Eurasia, Russian-Scottish relations, and the role of international refugees in Russia on the civil war that eventually installed the Bolsheviks in power. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This new collection of original essays by leading academics explores major issues in Russia's relations with the wider world since the seventeenth century. The emphasis is not on Russian foreign policy per se, but on the different levels of interaction between Russia, its immediate neighbours, and the wider global community, including cultural, political and economic relations. The book has been produced in honour of the distinguished historian, Professor Paul Dukes.