Explores the scope and character of religious freedom for Russia's diverse non-Orthodox religions during the tzarist regime.

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The little known history of an attempt to end a religious schism in imperial Russia, and the questions it raised about church and state. Established in 1800, ed

Renowned academics compare major features of imperial rule in the 19th century, reflecting a significant shift away from nationalism and toward empires in the s