The Russian Imperial Army, 1796-1917

The Russian Imperial Army, 1796-1917
ISBN-10
0754625656
ISBN-13
9780754625650
Category
History / Military / General
Pages
431
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Ashgate
Author
Roger R. Reese

Description

The majority of the articles assembled in this volume reflect social-historical methodology, which is used to show the relationship between the tsarist army and society while focusing on the Russian historical experience. In each case, whether it be a study of the soldiers as peasants, alcoholism, the nationalities, officers, military justice, social and legal reform and mutiny or revolution, the inescapable conclusion arises that the army was at all times a reflection of the many social problems, aspirations, or political thought of the broader imperial Russian civil society. In short, this anthology treats the Russian military as a window on the symbiotic triangular relationship between army, state and society.

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