• Published by Praeger

A study of the Russian Empire at the peak of its military power and success (1762 to 1825), this important book examines how a country with none of the obvious trappings of modernization was able to significantly expand its territory. Russia's military and naval victories culminated in the triumphal entrance of Russian forces into Paris in 1814 in celebration of the defeat of Napoleon. She covers the reign of two of Russia's most prominent rulers: Catherine II (1762 to 1796) and Alexander I (1801 to 25). How could a country lacking modernized structures political, institutional, social, fiscal, economic, industrial, and cultural sustain this level of military effort and support the largest standing army in Europe? What impact did the strain of this commitment of men and money, including the invasion of 1812, have on the state and society particularly on those who were either conscripted or the dependents they left behind? Despite the success of the Russian state, by 1825 the strains would become almost unsustainable.

• Published/Released: June 2010
• Original Copyright: 2008
• ISBN 13: 9780313352324
• ISBN 10: 0313352321
• Product number: 257350
• Shipping Weight: 0.00 lbs (0.00 kgs)

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