Russia's Great Reforms, 1855–1881 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)

"[The book] succeeds remarkably in providing a multifaceted, yet interconnected, analysis of this signal era of modern Russian history and it is heartily recommended." --The Historian This volume, the work of an international group of scholars that includes historians from Russia, maps out the major landmarks in the conceptualization and implementation of the Great Reforms during the reign of Alexander II and proposes a variety of perspectives from which to view them. Contents Introduction I. The Great Reforms and the Historians since Stalin Part I. State and Reform II. Autocracy and the Reforms of 1861-1874 in Russia: Choosing Paths of Development III. The Year of Jubilee IV. Interest-Group Politics in the Era of the Great Reforms V. The Meaning of the Great Reforms in Russian Economic History VI. A Neglected Great Reform: The Abolition of Tax Farming in Russia VII. The Russian Navy and the Problem of Technological Transfer: Technological Backwardness and Military-Industrial Development, 1853-1876 VIII. Miliutin and the Balkan War: Military Reform vs. Military Performance Part II State and Society IX. Accountable Only to God and the Senate: Peace Mediators and the Great Reforms X. Municipal Self-Government after the 1870 Reform XI. Crowning the Edifice: The Zemstvo, Local Self-Government, and the Constitutional Movement, 1864-1881 XII. Jurors and Jury Trials in Imperial Russia, 1866-1885 XIII. Popular Legal Cultures: The St. Petersburg Mirovoi Sud XIV. The University Statute of 1863: A Reconsideration XV. The Rise of Voluntary Associations during the Great Reforms: The Case of Charity Bibliography Contributors Index The Great Reforms undertaken during the reign of Alexander II represented a unique attempt by the tsarist government to restructure virtually every aspect of Russian life, beginning with the emancipation of the serfs and continuing through reforms of local government, the judiciary, the military, education, the financial system, censorship, and other domains. This volume, the work of an international group of scholars that includes historians from Russia, maps out the major landmarks in the conceptualization and implementation of the Great Reforms during the reign of Alexander II and proposes a variety of perspectives from which to view them. -- From publisher's description

[the Book] Succeeds Remarkably In Providing A Multifaceted, Yet Interconnected, Analysis Of This Signal Era Of Modern Russian History And It Is Heartily Recommended. — The Historian

this Volume, The Work Of An International Group Of Scholars That Includes Historians From Russia, Maps Out The Major Landmarks In The Conceptualization And Implementation Of The Great Reforms During The Reign Of Alexander Ii And Proposes A Variety Of Perspectives From Which To View Them.