Russia: On the Eve of War and Revolution (Princeton Legacy Library, 3151)

The result of six years of study and travel in pre-Soviet Russia, this work by a major British journalist provides a vivid description of daily life under the last three Tsars, in the turbulent age following the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Originally published in 1984. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. State And Society: The Imperial Administration And The Officals -- The Zemstvo And Local Self-government -- The Imperial Duma -- The Reform Of The Law Courts -- Social Classes. The Noblesse: Landed Proprietors Of The Old School -- Proprietors Of The Modern School -- The Landed Proprietors Since The Emancipation. Urban Life: The Towns And The Mercantile Classes -- Moscow And The Slavophils -- St. Petersburg And European Influence -- Lord Novgorod The Great. The Peasants: A Peasant Family Of The Old Type -- The Mir, Or Village Community -- The Serfs -- The Emancipation Of The Serfs -- The Emancipated Peasantry. Religion: The Village Priest -- Amont The Heretics -- The Dissenters -- Church And State. Industrialization And Revolution: Revolutionary Nihilism And The Reaction -- Socialiest Propaganda, Revolutionary Agitation, And Terrorism -- Industrial Progress And The Proletariat -- A New Phase Of The Revolutionary Movement. By Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace ; Edited And Introduced By Cyril E. Black. Reprint. Originally Published : New York : Vintage Books, C1961. (vintage Russian Library) Includes Bibliographical References. Introduction Contents 1: State and Society I. The Imperial Administration and the Officials II. The Zemstvo and Local Self-Govemment III. The Imperial Duma IV. The Reform of the Law Courts V. Social Classes 2: The Noblesse VI. The Noblesse VII. Landed Proprietors of the Old School VIII. Proprietors of the Modern School IX. The Landed Proprietors Since the Emancipation 3: Urban Life X. The Towns and the Mercantile Classes XI. Moscow and the Slavophils XII. St. Petersburg and European Influence XIII. Lord Novgorod the Great 4: The Peasants XIV. A Peasant Family of the Old Type XV. The Mir, or Village Community XVI. The Serfs XVII. The Emancipation of the Serfs XVIII. The Emancipated Peasantry 5: Religion XIX. The Village Priest XX. Among the Heretics XXI. The Dissenters XXII. Church and State 6: Industrialization and Revolution XXIII. Revolutionary Nihilism and the Reaction XXXV. Socialist Propaganda, Revolutionaiy Agitation, and Terrorism XXV. Industrial Progress and the Proletariat The result of six years of study and travel in pre-Soviet Russia, this work by a major British journalist provides a vivid description of daily life under the last three Tsars, in the turbulent age following the emancipation of the serfs in 1861Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905