A new interpretation of Weberian sociology, showing its relevance to current world isues.

This book, originally published in 1952, describes and explains the stage of the decline of the Russian Empire between the Crimean and First World Wars. The boo

"On the basis of the work presented here, one can say that the future of American scholarship on imperial Russia is in good hands." —American Historial Review

"My goal is to show the reader that the Soviet political and economic system was unstable by its very nature. It was just a question of when and how it would co

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endu