The Modernisation of Russia 1676-1825

This is an analytical account of a colorful period in Russian history which is accessible to undergraduates of European and Russian history as well as to the nonspecialist reader. Central to a discussion that emphasizes Russia''s place in Europe are the much misunderstood personalities of some remarkable rulers such as Peter the Great Catherine the Great and Alexander I. Their reigns are set in the context of wider developments in social economic cultural and intellectual history that help to account for Russia''s emergence as a great power.