Gerasimov, Ilya V.

Modernism and public reform in late imperial Russia : rural professionals and self-organization, 1905-30 / Ilya V. Gerasimov - Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 - x, 325 p. ; 23 cm.

"This book is a comprehensive reconstruction of the successful attempt by rural professionals in late imperial Russia to engage peasants in a common public sphere. Covers a range of aspects, from personal income and the dynamics of the job market to ideological conflicts and psychological transformation. Based on hundreds of individual life stories".

Includes bibliographical references and index

9780230229471 : £58.00


Agriculture and politics--History--Russia--20th century
Peasants--History--Russia--20th century
Agriculturists--History--Russia--20th century
Social movements--History--Russia--20th century
Social change--History--Russia--20th century
Nationalism--History--Russia--20th century


Russia--Rural conditions
Soviet Union--Rural conditions
Russia--History--1904-1914
Soviet Union--History--1917-1936

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