Anmerkungen:
This edition peviously issued in print: 2017. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 14, 2016)
Beschreibung:
Russia's imperial past has shaped modern Russian identity and historical experience. This work surveys the empire's emergence and governance, exploring how the state maintained control of defense, criminal law, taxation, and mobilization of resources, while tolerating local religions, languages, cultures, and institutions.