Government, Industry and Rearmament in Russia, 1900–1914: The Last Argument of Tsarism (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 92) - Softcover

Gatrell, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521466199 ISBN 13: 9780521466196

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This book examines the ability of the tsarist government and Russian industrialists to respond to the multiple challenges of war, revolution, political reform, international diplomacy and rearmament in the early twentieth century. Using Russian archive materials, Peter Gatrell analyzes the process and outcome of decision-making by government and business in the key sphere of defense, and makes an important contribution to the literature on the capacity of the old regime to fend off challenges to its authority at home and its prestige abroad.

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Book Description:

Using Russian archive materials, this study examines the ability of the tsarist government and Russian industrialists to respond to the multiple challenges of war, revolution, political reform, international diplomacy and rearmament in the early 20th century.

From the Back Cover:

This book provides an economic historian's perspective on major questions that confront all students of Russian history: how stable were the economic and administrative structures of late-imperial Russia, and how well prepared was Russia for war in 1914?

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521466199
• ISBN 13: 9780521466196
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 426