Peter Waldron tells the stories of all the Russians, exploring the vast expanses of the empire and the lives of the rural peasants, describing the ways in which Russia took on, or rejected, Western influences, and recounting how the empire was built and maintained
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Taal
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Engels
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Serie
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History files
Meer informatie
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Uitgever
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Thames & Hudson, London
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Verschenen
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2011
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ISBN
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9780500289297
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0500289298
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Kenmerken
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144 pagina's
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Aantekening
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Met literatuuropgave (pag. 133) en index
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Facsimile documents titled: 1. Letter from Peter the Great, 1710. Map of St. Petersburg, 1718 ; 2. Map of St. Petersburg, 1718 ; 3. Catherine the Great's charter to the nobility, 1785 ; 4. Letter from Grand Duke Alexander to one of his generals, 1799 ; 5. Geographical card from an 1856 set based on the provinces of Russia ; 6. Petition to Tsar nicholas II protesting against the "Russification" of Finland, 1899 ; 7. Letter from workers demanding better conditions, 1905 ; 8. Loan document from Peasants' Land Bank, 1912, for the purchase of land ; 9. Propaganda postcard against Empress Alexandra, 1917 ; 10. Announcement of the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, 1917
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