A magisterial account of criminal law in early modern Russia in a wider European and Eurasian context.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Russians from all ranks of society were bound together by a culture of honor. Here one of the foremost scholars of e

Eighteenth-century Russia -- Nineteenth-century Russia before the emancipation -- From the great reforms to revolution -- The era of Lenin -- The era of Stalin

This book is a richly textured social and cultural study exploring the profound effects and lasting repercussions of superimposing Western-derived models of rep

How a society defines crimes and prosecutes criminals illuminates its cultural values, social norms, and political expectations. In Murder Most Russian, Louise