Russia - from the Middle Ages to the Soviet Revolution

Russia, whose foundations were laid in the 9th century when the Russian people began to gather around a Varangian prince invited from abroad to rule them, began to gather under the roof of the Moscow principality with the voluntary participation or annexation of other principalities over time, and became a state with the weakening and end of the Mongol rule in Russian lands in the 16th century. came. In the middle of the same century, it began to transform from a state into an empire with the conquest of the Kazan and Astrakhan khanates and Siberia in Central Asia. The Russian state, which was constantly expanding and established a strong army, a new navy, and a central administrative structure for the management of the newly conquered places while expanding, in order to cover the expenses of all these formations, an agricultural policy based on the common use of land and a centralist trade system in which almost everything was determined by the state. followed the policy. With Peter in the 18th century, Russia underwent a "forced" change not only in economic and social terms, but also in cultural terms; It became an empire as a result of its policies in the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus, especially its successes against the Ottoman Empire and Iran. Another feature of Russia that represents both its power and greatness is its vast geography and mosaic-like colorful population and cultural structure.
Kezban Acar offers a rich historical research on Russia from the Middle Ages to the Soviet Revolution, without forgetting the charm behind Pushkin's words "You don't understand Russia, you just believe in it". By revealing how the historical, political, economic and social transformations that Russia has undergone intersect with the enthusiastic, foreign, brave, mystical and sad aspects of Russian culture...



Number of Pages: 392

Year of Printing: 2009


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 392

First Print Year: 2009

Language Turkish