Overview
This book presents a concise history of Imperial Russia from the perspectives of geopolitics, system of government, social structure and military history. While eschewing any explicit grand generalizations about the causes of that empire's demise in 1917, the author offers a fresh perspective on its evolution and institutions. Many original maps help the reader follow the story of imperial expansion.
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Author: Alexander Krishchyunas ,
Sergey Volkov
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.354kg
ISBN: 9781724531193
ISBN 10: 1724531190
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 07 September 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Upon his graduation from the School of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University in 1980, Sergey Volkov was admitted to the school of graduate studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of Soviet Academy of Sciences. Following early completion and defense of his master's thesis, he was offered a position in that institute (March, 1982). In December of 1989, he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation. From 1990, the author worked for a number of non-governmental organizations: as the chairman for promotion of classic cultural heritage at the Cultural Heritage Foundation, as the director of Fine Letters and Philosophy Society named after Dostoevsky, and as the editor of Russian Review magazine. In 1993-94, he held the position of professor and deputy chancellor for academics in Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. In 1996-2002, he was the lead researcher at the School of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University and the lead researcher at the Institute of Russian History at Russian State University for Humanities, and also taught at the Institute for Applied Oriental Studies, the Military Academy, and Sretenye (Candelmas) Seminary. In 2002-2010, he worked as the lead researcher and section chief in the research division of Russian State Library. From 2002 to January 2015, he held a professor's chair in St.Tikhon's University for Humanities of Russian Orthodox church, and in 2015 he became director for research at Biographical Studies Institute of Russian Endowment for Education and Science. Alexander Krishchyunas graduated in 2007 from Penn State University with BA in Letters, Arts and Sciences and Geographic Information Science Minor, lives in State College, PA
