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Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 9, 2015)
Description:
This work details an unprecedented attempt by the government of Russia's Tsar Nicholas I (1825-1855) to eradicate what was seen as one of the greatest threats to its political security: the religious dissent of the Old Believers. The history of this religious persecution throws new light on the religious and political identity of the autocratic regime.