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1 Online-Ressource (x, 318 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN:
9781350116726
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9781350116719
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9781350116702
Content:
"There is nothing new about the Russian conservatism Putin stands for, acclaimed writer Lesley Chamberlain argues. Rather, as Ministry of Darkness reveals, the roots of Russian conservatism can be traced back to the 19th century when Count Uvarov's notorious cry of 'Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality!' rang through the streets of Russia. Sergei Uvarov was no straightforward conservative; indeed, this man was at once both the pioneering educational reformer who founded the Arzamas Writers' Club to which Pushkin belonged, and the Minister who tyrannised and censored Russia's literary scene. How, then, do we reconcile such extreme contradictions in one person? Through Chamberlain's intimate examination of Uvarov's life and skilled analysis of Russian conservatism, readers learn how the many paradoxes that dominated Uvarov's personal and political life are those which, writ large, have forged the identity of conservative modern Russia and its relationship with the West. This fascinating book sheds new light on an often overlooked historical actor and offers a timely assessment of the 19th-century 'Russian predicament'. In doing so, Chamberlain teases out the reasons why the country continues to baffle Western observers and policymakers, making this essential reading both students of Russian history and those who want to further understand Russia as it is today."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
Preface: The Shock of Revolution 1. A Childhood Close to Power 2. The Charm of Life Abroad 3. Marriage and a Russian Career -- 4. Emancipation or Isolation? 5. To Believe in Something Better is an Effort, a Fantasy.. 6. The Republic of Letters 7. A Good Sacred Task 8. Sire, Resist the Friends of Darkness! 9. Retreat into Scholarship 10. A Doffed Cap to the Tsar 11. Orthodoxy, Autocracy, Nationality 12. Knowing He is only Feigning Russomania 13. The Minister of Darkness 14. A Life for the Tsar 15. Politics Devours Everything 16. A Russia within Russia 17. To Eliminate the Conflict 18. Decline and Fall -- 19. From the House of the Dead 20. Afterword: The Struggle for a Modern Russia Appendix 1: A Possible Source for Joseph Conrad Bibliography Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-311) and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350116696
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350116689
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Chamberlain, Lesley, 1951 - Ministry of darkness London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 ISBN 9781350116696
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350116689
Language:
English
Keywords:
Uvarov, Sergej S. 1786-1855
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Russland
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Konservativismus
DOI:
10.5040/9781350116726
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